Grammar Starting with "C"

22 entries

• can / can't Expresses ability, possibility, or permission
• can't have vs mustn't have Deductions about impossible past events
• Causative Passive (have/get something done) Describing actions you arrange for others to do
• Cleft Sentences Structures that emphasize specific information (It was... that)
• Cohesive reference (the former, the latter, such) Words that refer back to previous content
• Comment clauses (I suppose, I gather, mind you) Parenthetical expressions showing speaker attitude
• Common Irregular Verbs Frequently used verbs with irregular past forms
• Comparative Adjectives Comparing two things using -er or 'more'
• Complex Reporting Patterns Advanced verb patterns in reported speech
• Complex Sentences Combining independent and dependent clauses
• Compound Sentences Joining two independent clauses with coordinating conjunctions
• Concession Clauses Advanced ways to express 'although' and contrast
• Conditional Inversion (without 'if') Formal conditionals using inversion instead of 'if'
• Contractions with 'be' Shortened forms of 'be' verbs
• Contractions with 'will' and 'would' Shortened forms: 'll and 'd
• could (past ability) Expresses past ability or past possibility
• could (Past Ability) Describing abilities in the past
• could (Polite Request) Making polite requests and asking for permission
• could (suggestions) Making polite suggestions and possibilities
• could have + past participle Past possibilities that did not happen
• Countable Nouns Nouns that can be counted and have plural forms
• Countable vs Uncountable Nouns Nouns that can or cannot be counted