Position of Adverbs

This English lesson on word order will teach you about the position of adverbs in an English sentence.

For those who want to know more about this grammar item, click here and you´ll find a thorough explanation as well as some quizzes to test your knowledge on adverbs.

Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparative And Superlative Adjectives

You can practise your comparatives and superlatives just by clicling here, there are plenty of quizzes to try.

Expressing preferences in English

Learn the difference between "I prefer," "I would prefer," and "I would rather." In this English lesson on preference, you will learn how to tell people what you would like when faced with more than one option.


Test your understanding by taking the quiz on this lesson at this link

Reporting Verbs

We use reporting verbs to report what someone said more accurately than using 'say' and 'tell'.

verb + infinitiveagree, decide, offer, promise, refuse, threaten
They agreed to meet on Friday.
He refused to take his coat off.

verb + object + infinitiveadvise, encourage, invite, remind, warn
Tom advised me to go home early.
She reminded me to telephone my mother.

verb + gerunddeny, recommend, suggest
They recommended taking the bus.
She suggested meeting a little earlier.

verb + object + preposition (+ gerund)accuse, blame, congratulate
He accused me of taking the money.
They congratulated me on passing all my exams.

verb + preposition + gerundapologize, insist
They apologized for not coming.
He insisted on having dinner.

verb + (that)
admit, agree, decide, deny, explain, insist, promise, recommend, suggest
Sarah decided (that) the house needed cleaning.
They recommended (that) we take the bus.

For further practice try these activities.
-Activity 1
-Activity 2
-Activity 3

Gerunds and Infinitives

How much have you learned about gerunds and infinitives? Do you really know how to use them? Click on these links and you´ll see. This is the first part of gerunds and infinitives. There is a second part on it and also a third one.

Determiners

Determiners modify nouns and are always placed before the noun they modify. Depending on whether the noun is countable or uncountable may take different determiners. In order to revise the ones we did in class the previous day and to have some more practice follow this link.

The Use of Articles in English

We have already revised the articles in English in class, but if you still have doubts about the use of them, have a go with this test and follow this link for a thorough explanation.