Grammar Rules
The first letter of the first word in a sentence should be
Capital Letter
Adjectives usually come
before a noun
Which is correct?
they're new car their new car
their new car
Use the indefinite article "a" or "an" before
countable nouns
In the question "Did you win?", which is the auxiliary verb?
Did
The order of a basic positive sentence is
Subject-Verb-Object
In British English, a collective noun is usually treated as
plural
The contraction "she's" can mean
she is OR she has she is OR she was
she is OR she has
Only use the indefinite article "an" with words beginning with
a vowel sound
Which sentence contains a definite article?
We saw a movie. The movie was great.
The movie was great.
Every sentence must have a subject and
a verb
The terms "its" and "it's" have
different meanings
The contraction "he'd" can mean
he had OR he would he had OR he d
he had OR he would
Which is used with uncountable nouns like "money" and "traffic"?
much
Which is the object in the active sentence "Cows eat grass."?
grass
A plural subject needs
a plural verb
Which is correct?
You're looking good
Your looking good
You're looking good
A proper noun should begin with
capital letter
If a dog is owned by two or more boys, it's
the boys' dog the boy's dog
the boys' dog
Prepositions come before nouns or noun phrases and include words like
to, in, over
When two singular subjects are connected by or, use
a singular verb
If an opinion-adjective and a fact-adjective are used before a noun, which comes first?
an opinion-adjective
Which is the correct spelling?
speak english speak English
speak English
Which is in the active voice?
Grass is eaten by cows Cows eat grass
Cows eat grass
The nine "parts of speech" include
nouns and verbs