What is used only to refer to things and not persons. When used as a relative pronoun what means ‘that which’. I mean what I… Continue reading
The relative pronouns what, as and but
Lessons
Formation of a complex sentence with an adjective clause
A complex sentence has at least one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. The subordinate clause may be a noun clause, an adjective… Continue reading
Forming a complex sentence with an adverb clause
A complex sentence must have a principal clause and one or more subordinate clauses. The subordinate clause may be a noun clause, an adjective clause… Continue reading
Would and should
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
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