English Grammar Examples
English Grammar Examples
English Grammar Examples
Tense
7. Past Perfect: The train had left before we reached the station.
8. Past Perfect Continuous: She had been singing for an hour before the power went out.
Modals
Subject-Verb Agreement
Narration
1. Direct: She said, 'I am happy.'; Indirect: She said that she was happy.
2. Direct: He said, 'I will visit my grandmother.'; Indirect: He said that he would visit his grandmother.
3. Direct: The teacher said, 'The Earth is round.'; Indirect: The teacher said that the Earth is round.
4. Direct: 'What are you doing?' he asked.; Indirect: He asked what I was doing.
5. Direct: 'Please open the window,' she said.; Indirect: She requested me to open the window.
6. Direct: He said, 'I have finished my homework.'; Indirect: He said that he had finished his
homework.
7. Direct: 'Don't make noise,' the teacher said.; Indirect: The teacher instructed us not to make
noise.
8. Direct: She said, 'I am reading a novel.'; Indirect: She said that she was reading a novel.
9. Direct: He asked, 'Where is your house?'; Indirect: He asked where my house was.
10. Direct: She said, 'I can speak French.'; Indirect: She said that she could speak French.
Determiners
Figures of Speech