Basic English grammar

Introduction

Part 1: Getting started with basic English grammar. Getting a grip on grammar

Language in action

Part 2: Meeeting the parts of speech. People to see, places to go, things to remember: recognizing nouns

Perfecting pronouns

Doing and being words: verbs

Describing with adjectives and adverbs

Building relationships with prepositions

Connecting and commenting: conjunctions and interjections

Part 3: Creating correct sentences. Making progress: verbs ending in -ing

Putting the past in order: the perfect tenses

Seeking subjects

Adding meaning with complements

Writing complete sentences

Part 4: Punctuation and capitalization. Applying apostrophes accurately

Catching a break with commas

Who said what: quotation marks

Going big: capital letters

Part 5: Grammar in action. Texting, emailing, and posting

Presentation slides and bulleted lists

Writing at school and on the job

Part 6: Fine-tuning your writing. Tricky word traps

Avoiding common mistakes

Finishing touches: advanced grammar topics

Part 7: The part of tens. Ten spelling tips to remember

Five 'always' and five 'never' rules of English grammar.