A Remedial English Grammar CHAPTERS ARTICLES AGREEMENT OF

A Remedial English Grammar

CHAPTERS ARTICLES AGREEMENT OF VERB AND SUBJECT CONCORD OF NOUNS, PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES CONFUSION OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS DIFFICULTIES WITH COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVES CONFUSION OF PARTICIPLES: ACTIVE & PASSIVE PREPOSITIONS NEGATIVE VERBS TENSES 1, 2 & 3 THE INFINITIVE

Negative verbs Changing a verb into negative Statements Do and did, with infinitive without to, inserting not between them E. g. I like chocolates I do not like chocolates They came for the dinner They did not come for the dinner

Negative verbs Exceptions a) For to be put not after the positive verb E. g. This room is very warm This room is not very warm b) For have (showing possession) put not after the positive form E. g. I have not seen him recently

Negative verbs When have expresses some other idea other than possession, do is used in the negative E. g. I didn’t have indigestion any longer In compound tense forms, not is placed after the first auxiliary E. g. Those exercises have not been marked Auxiliary verbs such as can, may, must, ought and need take not immediately after them. E. g. You ought not to waste your time

Negative verbs Questions In question forms, the subject is placed after not and the contracted form of the negative verbs are used. E. g. Doesn’t he eat meat? Haven’t you seen him? Imperatives The do form is used, with not following do. E. g. Do not open the window In the infinitive negative form not must be placed before the to. E. g. I told him not to laugh