Here are some English grammar rules outside of our main categories.
Choose a grammar point and see examples and explanations.
- All, the whole
- Always, still
- Already, yet
- Although, even though
- Although, though (see our article ‘Confusing words: although, though’)
- Apostrophe for had/would (see I’d = I would or I had? )
- As long as, provided, providing
- Be used to, get used to, used to
- Be (the verb ‘to be’)
- Both (see Either, neither, both)
- Convince v persuade (see article Confusing words: convince vs. persuade)
- Despite, in spite of
- During (see article Confusing words: during, for, while)
- Either, neither, both
- Ever, never: usage and position in sentence
- Each, every
- Few, a few, little, a little
- Have / have got (see our article ‘Using have and have got’)
- In case, in case of
- Just: meaning of, position in sentence
- Little, a little (see Few, a few, little, a little)
- Make or do (see vocabulary section Make or do)
- Neither (see Either, neither, both)
- Past, present, future (see section List of all tenses)
- Persuade (see article Confusing words: convince vs. persuade)
- Phrasal verbs: structure of and position of the object
- Plural nouns
- Prefer, would prefer, would rather
- Rather / would rather (see Prefer, would prefer, would rather)
- Relative clauses
- Relative pronouns
- Say or tell
- Speak or talk
- So or such (see article Confusing words: so, such)
- Some, any
- There, they’re, their (see article Confusing words: there, they’re, their)
- Transitive / intransitive verbs (see our article ‘Understanding transitive and intransitive verbs’)
- Used to (see Be used to, get used to, used to)
- Question tags
- Unless
- While (see article Confusing words: during, for, while)
- Who, which, that (see Relative pronouns)
- ‘Would’ / ‘have’ as an apostrophe (I’d = I would or I had?)
- Within
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