Comprehensive English Grammar Index

1. Parts of Speech

• Nouns: Common, Proper, Countable, Uncountable, Abstract, Collective, Compound, Possessive
• Pronouns: Personal, Reflexive, Intensive, Demonstrative, Interrogative, Relative, Indefinite
• Verbs: Main, Auxiliary (Helping), Modal, Transitive, Intransitive, Regular, Irregular, Stative, Dynamic
• Adjectives: Descriptive, Quantitative, Demonstrative, Interrogative, Possessive, Comparative, Superlative
• Adverbs: Manner, Time, Frequency, Degree, Place, Conjunctive
• Prepositions: Time, Place, Direction, Phrasal Prepositions
• Conjunctions: Coordinating, Subordinating, Correlative
• Interjections: Expressive Words or Phrases

2. Sentence Structure

• Sentence Types: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory
• Sentence Forms: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex
• Parts of a Sentence: Subject, Predicate, Object, Complement, Adverbial
• Clause Types: Independent, Dependent (Adjective, Adverb, Noun)
• Phrases: Noun Phrase, Verb Phrase, Adjective Phrase, Adverbial Phrase, Prepositional Phrase

3. Tenses and Verb Forms

• Present Tense: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous
• Past Tense: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous
• Future Tense: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous
• Verb Forms: Base, Past, Past Participle, Present Participle (Gerund), Infinitive
• Auxiliary Verbs: Be, Have, Do
• Modal Verbs: Can, Could, May, Might, Shall, Should, Will, Would, Must, Ought to
• Phrasal Verbs: Verb + Preposition/Particle combinations

4. Voice

• Active Voice: Subject performs the action
• Passive Voice: Subject receives the action

5. Direct and Indirect Speech

• Direct Speech: Quoted speech
• Indirect Speech: Reported speech
• Rules of Transformation: Tense changes, Pronoun changes, Time expressions

6. Agreement

• Subject-Verb Agreement: Singular/plural subject and verb
• Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement: Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number and gender

7. Articles and Determiners

• Articles: Definite (the), Indefinite (a, an)
• Determiners: Demonstratives, Possessives, Quantifiers, Numbers

8. Punctuation

• Marks: Period, Comma, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark, Colon, Semicolon, Quotation Marks, Apostrophe, Hyphen, Dash, Parentheses, Ellipsis
• Usage Rules: Sentence boundaries, Lists, Direct speech, Clauses, Possession, Compound adjectives

9. Conditional Sentences

• Zero Conditional: General truths
• First Conditional: Real future situations
• Second Conditional: Hypothetical present/future
• Third Conditional: Hypothetical past situations
• Mixed Conditionals: Combinations of time references

10. Reported Speech

• Statements: Reporting someone’s words
• Questions: Reporting questions
• Commands/Requests: Reporting commands or requests
• Changes in Pronouns, Tenses, and Time Expressions

11. Modifiers

• Adjective Clauses: Modify nouns
• Adverbial Clauses: Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
• Dangling Modifiers: Misplaced modifiers causing ambiguity

12. Sentence Transformation

• Affirmative to Negative: Changing positive sentences to negative
• Interrogative Forms: Changing statements to questions
• Exclamatory Sentences: Expressing strong emotions
• Imperative Sentences: Giving commands or requests

13. Common Errors and Usage

• Common Mistakes: Misplaced modifiers, Double negatives, Confusing tenses
• Usage Tips: Avoiding redundancy, Correct word choice, Idiomatic expressions

14. Vocabulary Building

• Synonyms and Antonyms: Words with similar or opposite meanings
• Homophones and Homonyms: Words that sound alike but have different meanings
• Collocations: Words that frequently go together
• Word Formation: Prefixes, Suffixes, Compound words

15. Advanced Grammar Topics

• Subjunctive Mood: Expressing wishes, suggestions, or hypothetical situations
• Parallel Structure: Consistent grammatical structures
• Ellipsis: Omission of words for brevity
• Inversion: Reversing the normal word order for emphasis
• Causative Verbs: Have, Get, Make