Grammar Starting with "C"
21 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
- 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