grammarian

Would and should

July 28, 2011 -

Would is the past tense of will in indirect speech. He said, ‘I will come.’ He said that he would come. Should is the past… Continue reading

Perfect tenses in the subordinate clause

July 27, 2011 -

In clauses with until, after and before, we often use present and past perfect tenses to show that one thing is completed before another starts.… Continue reading

Therefore, hence, so, then, thus etc

July 26, 2011 -

We use a number of expressions to show that what is said follows logically from what was said before. Keywords are: Therefore, as a result,… Continue reading

Talking about changes using turn and fall

July 25, 2011 -

We use turn to talk about visible changes of state. It is common before color words. Note that turn is more formal than go. Leaves… Continue reading

The conjunctions and, or and but

July 23, 2011 -

The most important among the coordinating conjunctions are and, but and or. Let’s explore the uses of these three little words. And The conjunction and… Continue reading