A%20Remedial%20English%20Grammar

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A Remedial English Grammar
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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

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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

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Negative verbs

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

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Negative verbs

• When have expresses some other idea other than
  possession, do is used in the negative
• E.g. I didnt 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

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Negative verbs

• Questions
• In question forms, the subject is placed after
  not and the contracted form of the negative verbs
  are used.
• E.g. Doesnt he eat meat?
• Havent 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