Grammar Starting with "S"
37 entries
- say vs tell Two ways to report what someone said
- say vs tell Using the right reporting verb
- say vs tell (Basic) When to use each reporting verb
- Second Conditional Describes hypothetical or unlikely present/future situations
- seeing (that) / given (that) Formal expressions for reason/cause
- Sentential Relative Clauses Relative clauses referring to entire sentences
- Separable Phrasal Verbs Phrasal verbs where the object can go in the middle
- Shall (offers & suggestions) Offering to do something or making suggestions
- Short Answers How to answer yes/no questions naturally
- should / ought to Giving advice and expressing what is right
- should / shouldn't (Basic Advice) Giving simple advice or opinions
- similar to / like Expressing resemblance
- Sluicing (ellipsis after wh-word) Omitting everything after a question word
- so / such Intensifiers with different grammar patterns
- So + adj / Such + noun (fronted) Emphatic degree expressions with inversion
- so and such Intensifying adjectives and nouns
- So do I / Neither do I Short responses agreeing with statements
- So do I / Neither do I Expressing agreement with inversion
- so that Expressing purpose with a clause
- so that / in order to Expressing purpose
- so...that / such...that (result clauses) Expressing degree with a result
- some / any Indicating unspecified quantities
- Split infinitive Putting an adverb between 'to' and the verb
- State Verbs Verbs that describe states and are not usually used in continuous tenses
- State Verbs (Non-Action) Verbs that describe states rather than actions
- stop/remember/try + Gerund or Infinitive Verbs with different meanings depending on gerund or infinitive
- Subject vs Object Questions Different structures when asking about subjects or objects
- Subjunctive Mood Special verb form for wishes, demands, suggestions, and hypotheticals
- Substitution with 'one/ones' Replacing nouns to avoid repetition
- Substitution with so/not/do Avoiding repetition by substituting or omitting
- Subtle Article Distinctions Fine distinctions in article use that convey meaning
- such...that / so...that Expressing result or consequence
- Summarizing: In short, To sum up Discourse markers for concluding and summarizing
- Superlative Adjectives Describing the extreme of a group using -est or 'most'
- suppose/supposing Imagining hypothetical situations
- supposing / imagine / what if Introducing hypothetical scenarios
- supposing / providing / as long as Alternative conditional conjunctions