40-CHAPTER LEARNING ROADMAP

English Grammar: Learn the Rules, Understand the Examples

A step-by-step grammar library for school learners, cadet college admission candidates, BCS and other competitive-exam candidates. Learn a rule, study examples, practise it, and then test your understanding.

How to study with this library

  1. Read the lesson and note the rule in your own words.
  2. Compare the correct examples with the common mistakes.
  3. Complete the practice tasks before checking the answers.
  4. Use the linked quiz to test recall, then revisit the rule behind each mistake.

Learning principle: memorising an answer is not the same as understanding a rule. Each chapter is intended to explain the pattern and show how to apply it in a new sentence.

The chapters are being developed and reviewed progressively. The roadmap below shows the planned sequence; a chapter is marked available only when its lesson page has been published.

Part A — Grammar Foundation

Build the basic vocabulary and sentence knowledge needed for later rules.

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01. Parts of Speech

Word classes, their jobs in a sentence, examples and words that can change class by context.

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02. Sentence and Its Elements

Subject, predicate, object, complement, phrases and clauses.

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04. Pronouns

Personal, possessive, reflexive, relative, demonstrative and indefinite pronouns.

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05. Articles and Determiners

A, an, the, zero article, quantity words and demonstratives.

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06. Adjectives and Comparison

Adjective types, order, degrees and comparison patterns.

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07. Verbs and Helping Verbs

Main and auxiliary verbs, transitivity, verb forms and usage.

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08. Adverbs

Types, position, frequency, degree and adjective–adverb distinctions.

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10. Conjunctions and Interjections

Coordinating, subordinating and correlative conjunctions.

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Part B — Essential Grammar Rules

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11. Number and Gender

Singular and plural forms, irregular plurals and gender terms.

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13. Tenses — Part 2

Past and future forms, time markers and contrasts.

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14. Subject–Verb Agreement

Agreement rules, quantifiers, collective nouns and exceptions.

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15. Modals and Semi-Modals

Ability, permission, advice, obligation, possibility and necessity.

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17. Sentence Types

Sentence functions, structures and communicative purposes.

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18. Questions and Negation

Wh-questions, question tags, negatives and auxiliary support.

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19. Active and Passive Voice

Voice changes across tenses, modals and common structures.

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20. Direct and Indirect Speech

Statements, questions, commands, requests and reporting verbs.

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Part C — Intermediate and Advanced Grammar

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21. Phrases and Clauses

Noun, adjective and adverb clauses; phrase types.

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22. Conditional Sentences

Zero, first, second, third and mixed conditionals.

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23. Relative Clauses

Relative pronouns and defining/non-defining clauses.

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24. Gerund and Infinitive Patterns

Verb patterns and changes in meaning.

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25. Modifiers and Parallelism

Misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers and parallel forms.

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26. Conjunctions and Connectors

Contrast, cause, result, condition and concession.

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27. Transformation of Sentences

Simple, complex, compound and meaning-preserving changes.

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28. Comparison and Special Structures

As…as, too…to, enough to, so…that and the…the.

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29. Inversion and Emphasis

Negative adverbials, inversion and emphatic structures.

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30. Punctuation and Capitalization

Punctuation marks, apostrophes, quotation and capitals.

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Part D — Competitive Exam Grammar

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31. Right Form of Verbs

Verb forms in tense, agreement, conditionals and fixed patterns.

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32. Advanced Subject–Verb Agreement

Either/neither, each/every, intervening phrases and inverted subjects.

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33. Appropriate Prepositions

Verb, adjective and noun combinations with prepositions.

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34. Advanced Articles and Determiners

Zero article, institutions, geographical names and special usage.

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35. Common Errors and Error Correction

Identify, correct and explain frequent grammar errors.

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36. Sentence Completion and Connectors

Context, logical links and grammar-based completion.

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37. Sentence Structure and Word Order

Syntax, parallel structures, agreement and sentence logic.

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38. Idiomatic and Fixed Expressions

Common idioms, phrasal verbs and fixed grammatical patterns.

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39. Mixed Grammar Practice

Integrated practice across topics for competitive examinations.

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40. Grammar Mock Tests and Revision

Full practice tests, error review and targeted revision.

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Related practice

After studying a lesson, use the separate quiz library to check your understanding. Quiz scores can help identify weak areas; review the explanations and return to the relevant lesson before repeating a test.

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