This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles of English grammar. Students will learn to identify and apply basic grammatical structures, including parts of speech, verb tenses, sentence structure, and punctuation. Through a combination of lectures, exercises, and guided practice, students will develop their grammar skills, enabling them to communicate effectively and confidently in written and spoken English. This course is suitable for beginners or anyone seeking to strengthen their grammar foundation.

English Grammar (Basic Level)

Lami English Center

This topic covers the different categories of words in English, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Students will learn the function and usage of each part of speech in sentence construction.

Parts of speech

This topic explores different types of nouns, such as common nouns, proper nouns, countable nouns, and uncountable nouns. Students will also learn how to construct noun phrases and use them effectively in sentence structure.

Noun types and noun phrases

This topic focuses on the various verb tenses in English, including present, past, and future tenses. Students will also learn about irregular verb forms and how to use them correctly.

Verb tenses and verb forms

This topic explains the grammatical rule that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number and person. Students will learn how to identify and correct errors in subject-verb agreement to ensure clear and accurate sentence construction.

Subject-verb agreement

This topic covers the different types of sentences in English, including simple, compound, and complex sentences. Students will learn how to combine clauses and phrases to create grammatically correct and coherent sentences.

Sentence structure

This topic explores the difference between active and passive voice constructions. Students will learn how to identify and use these voices effectively in their writing and speaking.

Active and passive voice

This topic introduces students to modal verbs such as can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would. Students will learn how to use modal verbs to express ability, possibility, permission, necessity, and other functions.

Modal verbs and their usage

This topic focuses on the correct usage of adjectives and adverbs in English. Students will learn how to describe nouns and modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs effectively.

Adjective and adverb usage

This topic explores different sentence types, such as declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences. Students will also learn how to use punctuation marks, such as commas, periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks, to enhance clarity and meaning in their writing.

Sentence types and punctuation

This topic explains the rule that pronouns must agree in number and gender with their antecedents. Students will learn how to identify and correct errors in pronoun-antecedent agreement to ensure coherent and accurate communication.

Agreement of pronouns with antecedents

This topic covers the rules for capitalizing proper nouns, titles, the beginnings of sentences, and other specific instances. Students will learn how to apply these rules correctly in their writing.

Capitalization rules

This topic introduces students to the concept of sentence diagramming, a visual tool used to analyze sentence structure. Students will learn how to effectively diagram sentences, enabling them to better understand the relationships between words and phrases.

Basic sentence diagramming

This topic explains the differences between independent, dependent, and subordinate clauses. Students will learn how to identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences for clearer communication.

Clauses and sentence fragments

This topic focuses on the usage of prepositions and prepositional phrases in English. Students will learn how to correctly use these words and phrases to express relationships between words, time, place, and other aspects.

Prepositions and prepositional phrases

This topic explores the rules and differences between direct and indirect speech. Students will learn how to accurately report speech and incorporate direct and indirect speech in their writing.

Direct and indirect speech

This topic introduces students to conditional sentences and their various forms, such as zero, first, second, and third conditionals. Students will learn how to express hypothetical situations and their possible outcomes using conditional sentences.

Conditional sentences

This topic focuses on the usage of relative clauses, such as defining and non-defining clauses, in English. Students will learn how to correctly incorporate relative clauses to provide additional information about a noun in a sentence.

Relative clauses and their functions

This topic explores the differences between infinitives and gerunds and their usage in English. Students will learn when to use each form and how they function in sentence structure.

Infinitives and gerunds

This topic addresses common sentence errors, such as subject-verb disagreement, pronoun errors, misplaced modifiers, and parallel structure issues. Students will learn how to identify and correct these errors to improve the clarity and accuracy of their writing.

Common sentence errors

This topic covers the classification of words into different categories, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Students will learn how to identify and use each part of speech correctly in sentences.

Parts of Speech

This topic focuses on the agreement between nouns and pronouns in terms of number, gender, and person. Students will learn how to ensure that pronouns match their antecedents and avoid common errors in agreement.

Noun and Pronoun Agreement

This topic covers the different verb tenses, including present, past, and future tenses, as well as their various forms. Students will learn how to use verb tenses correctly to indicate time and express actions or states.

Verb Tenses

This topic explores the agreement between subjects and verbs in terms of number and person. Students will learn how to ensure that the subject and verb agree in terms of singular or plural form, and avoid common errors in agreement.

Subject-Verb Agreement

This topic examines the basic structure of sentences, including subject, verb, and object. Students will learn how to construct grammatically correct sentences by arranging these elements in a logical and coherent manner.

Sentence Structure

This topic focuses on identifying and correcting sentence fragments and run-on sentences. Students will learn how to avoid incomplete sentences and long, confusing sentences by applying appropriate punctuation and coordinating conjunctions.

Sentence Fragments and Run-On Sentences

This topic covers the rules and conventions for capitalization and punctuation in written English. Students will learn how to use capital letters, periods, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, colons, and semicolons correctly to convey meaning and improve clarity in their writing.

Capitalization and Punctuation

This topic explores the usage and placement of adjectives and adverbs to describe and modify nouns and verbs. Students will learn how to choose appropriate adjectives and adverbs, and how to avoid common errors in their use.

Adjectives and Adverbs

This topic focuses on the usage and function of prepositions and prepositional phrases in expressing relationships between objects, locations, and actions. Students will learn how to correctly use prepositions and identify prepositional phrases in sentences.

Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

This topic covers the conversion of direct speech (quoted speech) into indirect speech (reported speech). Students will learn the rules for changing verb tenses, pronouns, and other elements when reporting what someone else has said.

Direct and Indirect Speech

This topic examines the difference between active and passive voice constructions, and when each should be used. Students will learn how to identify and transform sentences between active and passive voice, and understand their impact on communication.

Active and Passive Voice

This topic explores the structure and usage of conditional sentences, which express hypothetical or imagined situations. Students will learn the different types of conditional sentences and how to use them to convey logical relationships and cause-effect scenarios.

Conditional Sentences

In this topic, students will learn about the different categories of words in English, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions.

This topic focuses on the correct agreement between nouns and pronouns in terms of number, gender, and case.

Students will study the various verb tenses, including present, past, and future simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous forms. They will learn how to use these tenses accurately in different contexts.

This topic explores the rule of agreement between subjects and verbs, ensuring that the verb agrees in number and person with the subject.

Students will understand the basic structure of sentences, including subjects, predicates, objects, and modifiers. They will learn how to construct grammatically correct sentences.

This topic covers the proper use of adjectives and adverbs to modify nouns, verbs, and other adjectives or adverbs. Students will learn about comparative and superlative forms.

Students will study the rules for reporting speech, including changes in verb tense, pronouns, and word order.

This topic focuses on the difference between active and passive voice in English sentences. Students will learn how to convert sentences from one voice to another.

Students will explore the different types of conditional sentences, such as zero, first, second, and third conditionals. They will learn how to form and use these sentences correctly.

This topic covers the rules and usage of punctuation marks, including commas, periods, question marks, exclamation marks, colons, semicolons, quotation marks, and apostrophes.

Punctuation

Students will learn how to identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences, improving the overall coherence and clarity of their writing.

Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences

This topic focuses on the proper use of capital letters in English, including the rules for capitalizing proper nouns, titles, and the beginning of sentences.

Capitalization

Students will understand the concept of agreement between adjectives and their corresponding nouns, as well as agreement between pronouns and their antecedents.

Agreement of Adjectives and Pronouns

This topic explores the different forms of negation in English, including the use of negative words, contractions, and word order.

Negation

Students will learn how to construct and use relative clauses to provide additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence.

Relative Clauses

This topic covers the proper use and positioning of prepositions in English. Students will learn how to form prepositional phrases and use them effectively in writing and speaking.

Students will study the different types of conjunctions and connectors, including coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. They will learn how to link ideas and clauses in a cohesive manner.

Conjunctions and Connectors

This topic focuses on the use of definite and indefinite articles (a, an, the) in English. Students will learn when and how to use articles correctly.

Articles

Students will explore the meanings and uses of modal verbs in English, including can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, must, and ought to.

Modal Verbs

This topic specifically covers the rules for subject-verb agreement when using indefinite pronouns, such as everyone, somebody, all, none, etc.