English Grammar Class 7 & 8

Introduction to Basic Grammar:

Nouns:
  • Types of Nouns: ( Common, Proper, Collective, Abstract, Material)
  • Countable and Uncountable Nouns: Usage and Examples
  • Possessive Nouns: Singular and Plural Possession
  • Noun Clauses: Introduction and Use in Sentences
  • Types   of Pronouns:    (Personal, Possessive, Reflexive, Demonstrative, Indefinite, Interrogative)
  • Relative Pronouns: (who, whom, whose, which, that (and their use in complex sentences)
  • Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
  • Emphatic Pronouns: Emphasis in sentences
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  • Types of Adjectives: (Descriptive, Quantitative, Demonstrative)
  • Degrees of Comparison: Positive, Comparative, Superlative (with irregular forms)
  • Adjective Phrases: Function and Use in Sentences
  • Types of Verbs: Action, Linking, Auxiliary Verbs
  • Tenses:
  • Simple: Present, Past, Future
  • Continuous: Present, Past, Future
  • Perfect Tenses: Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Perfect
  • Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Subject-Verb Agreement: With Complex Subjects
  • Modal Verbs: can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, will, should
  • Irregular Verbs: Advanced Practice
  • Phrasal Verbs: Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs (e.g., give up, break out, look after)
  • Active and Passive Voice
  • Types of Adverbs: Manner, Time, Place, Frequency, Degree
  • Adverbs of Degree: (almost, quite, very, too, enough)
  • Position of Adverbs: Rules for Placement in Sentences
  • Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
  • Prepositions of Place, Time, and Direction: (in, on, at, into, towards)
  • Prepositional Phrases: Expansion and Placement in Sentences
  • Advanced Prepositions: With complex phrases and clauses
  • Types of Conjunctions:
  • Coordinating Conjunctions: and, but, or, so, for, yet
  • Subordinating Conjunctions: although, because, since, unless
  • Correlative Conjunctions: either/or, neither/nor, both/and
  • Compound and Complex Sentences: Use of Conjunctions in sentence formation
  • Definite and Indefinite Articles: Rules for Usage
  • Omission of Articles: Where Articles are not Required
  • Special Cases with Articles: Use before Unique Nouns, Nationalities, and Languages
  • Advanced Punctuation: Use of the Comma, Semicolon, and Colon
  • Quotation Marks: In Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Apostrophe: For Possession and Contractions
  • Capitalization: Titles, Proper Nouns, Beginnings of Sentences
  • Types of Clauses: Independent and Dependent Clauses
  • Noun Clauses, Adjective Clauses, Adverb Clauses: Functions in Sentences
  • Relative Clauses: Defining and Non-Defining Clauses
  • Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences: Identification and Formation
  • Analysis and Transformation of Sentences
  • Conditional Sentences: Types 1, 2, and 3
  • Sentence Connectors: (however, therefore, moreover)
  • Rules for Conversion: Changing Tenses, Pronouns, and Time Expressions
  • Reporting Verbs: Usage in Reporting Speech
  • Commands, Questions, and Statements in Reported Speech
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  • Conversion Rules: From Active to Passive Voice (and vice versa)
  • Use of Passive Voice: Focus on the Action, Not the Subject
    • Synonyms and Antonyms
    • Homophones and Homonyms
    • Prefixes and Suffixes: Word Formation and Usage
    • Idioms and Phrases: Commonly Used Expressions
    • Collocations: Words that Commonly Appear Together
  • Paragraph Writing: Using Correct Grammar and Sentence Structures
  • Letter Writing: Formal and Informal Letters
  • Essay Writing: Coherence, Unity, and Grammar
  • Story Writing: Focus on Grammar, Punctuation, and Sentence Variety
  • Comprehension Exercises: Reading and Grammar Skills Integration
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BA Hons. ( History ), MA ( History), Pursuing a B.Ed from Loreto College.

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