Different types of conjunctions: definitions, uses and examples
In English, conjunctions are the words that connect words, phrases or clauses. They join different parts of speeches together, creating relationships between parts of a sentence or different ideas and objects. To demonstrate different relationships, there are...Using “to do” + “bare infinitive” to emphasise affirmatives
I received an interesting email from a visitor asking about the form of “to do” + infinitive, in this case in a past simple sentence. It was a complex sentence, which someone hides what is a rather simple, and useful, grammar construction – that we use a construction...
How to rewrite English sentences using word order
When you have a good understanding of the fundamentals of English word order, English sentences can become very flexible. Longer sentences may be arranged in a large number of ways, and many of the rules can be bent. This is useful if you want to add variety or...Past simple negatives and affirmatives exercise
Affirmative and negative statements in the different tenses have quite distinct forms, with the negatives using the auxiliary verb did. To test understanding and demonstrate the difference, this exercise scrambles sentences that you can practice putting into negative...
Felix and the Umbrella – a mixed past simple uses exercise
In the following reading text, all of the verbs should be in one of the past simple forms. Choose which past simple form to use, and complete the reading text by using the information in brackets. Sometimes the verb in brackets is also joined by a negative or subject....Want to Master English?
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