English Grammar Rules

Grammar

• Correct: Nathan uses the computer more than I do.
• Correct: That's a fantastic dress. Where did you get it?
• Correct: Riding a motorbike is more dangerous than driving a car.
• Correct: The teacher told me to close the door and sit down.
• Correct: I find it more difficult to sleep on a bus than on a train.
• Correct: Let's eat in this restaurant. It's less expensive than the other one.
• Correct: I'd like to go to university after I finish secondary school.
• Correct: His latest film isn't as good as the last one he made.
• Correct: In most countries motorcyclists have to wear helmets now.
• Correct: What's the fastest way to get around London?
• Correct: The best month to visit Paris is August – there's no traffic!
• Correct: I've had an older boss and a younger boss. The younger boss was much stricter.
• Correct: children usually like sweets.
• Correct: Your son is the worst driver I've ever seen.
• Correct: The journey didn't take as long as we thought.
• Correct: I think Germany has the best motorways in the world.
• Correct: She loves Rome. It's the most beautiful city she's been to.
• Correct: There are usually three trains an hour during the week.
• Correct: I think women are generally more talkative than men.
• Correct: Doesn't your cousin work as an architect?
• Correct: I never go on Facebook when I'm at work.

Vocabulary

• Compound Nouns:

  • Example: petrol station
  • Correct: He was late because of the road traffic.
  • Correct: I try to avoid driving in the rush hour.
  • Correct: Excuse me, is there a taxi rank near here?
  • Correct: Slow down! The speed limit here is 40 kph.
  • Correct: We arrived late because there was a terrible traffic jam.
  • Correct: I had to pay a €50 parking fine!
  • Correct: This area is a pedestrian zone from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Correct: Cycling is fantastic in Amsterdam because of all the cycle lanes.

• Phrasal Verbs:

  • Example: go through
  • Correct: Look out! There's a car coming the other way!
  • Correct: We have to stop somewhere soon or we'll run out of petrol.
  • Correct: I'll pick you up outside the station at 10.00.
  • Correct: What time shall we set off for the airport tomorrow?
  • Correct: They were trying to get to Vienna and ended up in Bratislava!

• Dependent Prepositions:

  • Example: keen on
  • Correct: For my journey to work, it's hard to choose between the bus and the train.
  • Correct: What do you spend most of your money on?
  • Correct: My sister is really good at maths.
  • Correct: I'm afraid of flying.
  • Correct: Let me pay for dinner.
  • Correct: We arrived in Frankfurt airport late in the evening.
  • Correct: Are you worried about the interview tomorrow?

Pronunciation

• Which word has a different sound?

• jeep check-in watch - watch

• watch rush station - rush

• catch coach crash - coach

• journey bridge adventure - bridge

• the platform the traffic the Underground - the Underground

• the end the station the hour - the end

• Which is the stressed syllable?:

• excited - ex|ci|ted

• motorway - mo|tor|way

• Underground - Un|der|ground

• apologize - a|po|lo|gize

• pedestrian - pe|des|trian

• generally - gen|er|al|ly