Inversion of the verb before the subject is a common phenomenon in English sentences. The natural order of English sentences is (subject + verb + . . . .) but sometimes it becomes (verb + subject). Inversion is most common with question form of the sentences. However, there are few other circumstances where inversion of subject and verb… Continue reading Inversion: Definition
Month: May 2022
Modal verbs
Modal verbs are verbs that act like auxiliary verbs. For example: can, could, be able to, may, might, shall, should, must, have to, will, would, etc. Example: I will go.-Will I go? She should leave now.-Should she leave now? The modal verbs act like an auxiliary, and they invert with the subject to make a… Continue reading Modal verbs
In tag question
Example: You want a bike, don’t you? We are using dummy ‘do’ in this tag question because there is no auxiliary verb in this sentence. So we are adding an auxiliary as well as ‘not’ because the tag question usually has to be opposite to the actual sentence (if the question is positive, the tag… Continue reading In tag question
Have:
In UK/ England, the same rule works with the verb ‘have’ also. So when we say I have a dream. -Have I a dream? (Question) Or, Do I have a dream? (Question) -I have not a dream/ I haven’t a dream/ I don’t have a dream. (Negative) So there are only two exceptions to the… Continue reading Have:
Be:
Example: You are rich (are=be verb).To make it negative, we can say-You are not rich/ You aren’t rich. But we can’t say say-You don’t are rich. Similarly to make a question, we can say-Are you rich? But we can’t say, -Do you are rich? So instead of adding an auxiliary ‘do’ with the verb ‘be’, we… Continue reading Be:
Do-insertion or Do-support
In English grammar, ‘do-insertion’ or ‘do-support’ refers to the use of the auxiliary verb ‘do’, including its reflected forms ‘does’ and ‘did’. There are some common uses of do-insertion which are described below. To ask a question: We consider a sentence, “You want money”.Here, ‘you’ is the subject, ‘want’ is the verb and ‘money’ is… Continue reading Do-insertion or Do-support
Possessive Case
Possessive cases indicate a relationship of possession or belongingness between two nouns or a noun and a pronoun. Example: Robin’s house is near the river. (Two nouns related in the basis of possession.) His brother lives in the city. (A pronoun and a noun) My family does not approve this. Shaun’s wife has passed away. Note: The… Continue reading Possessive Case
Objective Case
When a noun or a pronoun works as an object in the sentence, an objective case appears. Example: Robert does not eat burgers. He loves pizza. Robert told me that. Alex follows Robert.
Subjective Case (Nominative Case)
When a noun or a pronoun works as a subject in the sentence, a subjective case appears. Example: Louis works in the management. He works very hard for the company. I love to watch movies in my free time. Reading is a very good habit.
Case: Definition
Cases indicate the grammatical functions of nouns and pronouns according to their relation with rest of the words in a sentence.