Adverbial Clauses: Time, Reason, Condition, and Contrast in One Place
Master adverbial clauses — time, reason, condition, contrast, purpose, and result — with subordinators, examples, and exam-focused practice.
Sentence Structure, Clauses
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Cleft Sentences: "It Was..." and "What I Need..." Explained
Learn cleft sentences in English — it-clefts and wh-clefts — to emphasize specific parts of a sentence, with rules, examples, and practice for exams.
Sentence Structure, Clauses
Dangling Modifiers: The Funny Grammar Error in Sentences
Learn dangling modifiers in English grammar: why opening phrases must clearly connect to the subject, with examples, exam traps, corrections, and practice.
English Grammar, Writing Skills
How to Find the Subject in a Confusing Sentence
Learn how to find the subject in a confusing sentence by removing extra phrases, clauses, and inverted structures, with examples and practice.
Confusing Words, Exam Grammar
How to Identify the Main Verb in a Long Sentence
Learn how to identify the main verb in a long sentence with clear rules, examples, common mistakes, and quick practice for error spotting and writing.
English Grammar, Writing Skills
Misplaced Modifiers: How One Word Can Change the Meaning
Learn misplaced modifiers in English grammar: how words like only, almost, and modifying phrases change meaning depending on placement, with examples and practice.
English Grammar, Writing Skills
Noun Clauses: The Clauses That Act as Subjects and Objects
Master noun clauses — how they work as subjects, objects, and complements — with clear rules, examples, and exam-focused practice.
Sentence Structure, Clauses
Object Complements: The Hidden Structure After Direct Objects
Learn object complements — how verbs like make, call, find, consider, elect take complements that describe the direct object.
English Grammar, Writing Skills
The Rule of Parallelism: Why Lists Must Match
Learn the rule of parallelism in English grammar: how to keep lists, paired structures, and comparisons grammatically balanced, with examples and practice.
English Grammar, Writing Skills
Participle Clauses: How to Reduce Adverbial Clauses Like a Native
Learn how to use participle clauses to reduce adverbial and relative clauses — with clear rules, examples, and common mistakes for exams.
Sentence Structure, Clauses
Prepositional Phrases: How They Work as Adjectives and Adverbs
Understand prepositional phrases — how they modify nouns (adjective function) and verbs/adverbs (adverb function) with examples.
English Grammar, Writing Skills
Sentence Types: Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex
Understand the four sentence types — simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex — with clear rules, examples, and exam-focused practice.
Sentence Structure, Clauses