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What is the basic sentence structure in English?
What is the basic sentence structure in English?
What is the main function of the passive voice?
What is the main function of the passive voice?
What is the verb tense used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present?
What is the verb tense used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present?
What type of clause has a subject and a predicate, and can stand alone as a sentence?
What type of clause has a subject and a predicate, and can stand alone as a sentence?
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What is the function of the modal verb 'can'?
What is the function of the modal verb 'can'?
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What is the purpose of using the passive voice in scientific or formal writing?
What is the purpose of using the passive voice in scientific or formal writing?
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What is the difference between the present perfect and the present perfect progressive tenses?
What is the difference between the present perfect and the present perfect progressive tenses?
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What type of clause begins with a relative pronoun and provides additional information about a noun?
What type of clause begins with a relative pronoun and provides additional information about a noun?
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What is the function of the modal verb 'should'?
What is the function of the modal verb 'should'?
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What is the purpose of using the simple present tense in a sentence?
What is the purpose of using the simple present tense in a sentence?
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Study Notes
Sentence Structure
- Basic sentence structure: Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
- Types of sentences:
- Declarative: statements
- Interrogative: questions
- Imperative: commands
- Exclamatory: strong emotions
Passive Voice
- Definition: The subject of the sentence receives the action
- Formation:
- Verb "to be" (in the correct tense) + past participle
- Example: The ball is thrown by John.
- Uses:
- To emphasize the receiver of the action
- To avoid mentioning the doer of the action
- In scientific or formal writing
Verb Tenses
- Present Tense:
- Simple: action happens now
- Progressive: action is ongoing
- Perfect: action started in the past and continues up to the present
- Perfect Progressive: action started in the past and continues up to the present
- Past Tense:
- Simple: action happened in the past
- Progressive: action was ongoing in the past
- Perfect: action started before another action in the past
- Perfect Progressive: action started before another action in the past and continued up to that point
- Future Tense:
- Simple: action will happen in the future
- Progressive: action will be ongoing in the future
- Perfect: action will be completed at a specific point in the future
- Perfect Progressive: action will continue up to a specific point in the future
Clauses
- Independent Clauses:
- Have a subject and a predicate
- Can stand alone as a sentence
- Dependent Clauses:
- Do not have a complete thought
- Cannot stand alone as a sentence
- Relative Clauses:
- Begin with a relative pronoun (who, which, that, whom)
- Provide additional information about a noun
- Subordinate Clauses:
- Begin with a subordinating conjunction (because, although, if, unless)
- Cannot stand alone as a sentence
Modals
- Definition: Verbs that express modality (degree of possibility, obligation, or ability)
- Types of modals:
- Can: ability
- Could: ability in the past or possibility
- May: permission
- Might: possibility
- Shall: obligation or future action
- Should: obligation or advice
- Will: future action
- Would: hypothetical or conditional situations
- Uses:
- To express degrees of possibility or certainty
- To express obligation or permission
- To express ability or inability
- To express hypothetical or conditional situations
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Test your knowledge of English grammar basics, including sentence structure, passive voice, verb tenses, clauses, and modals. Understand the rules and uses of various grammatical concepts.
