Relative Clauses
We use relative clauses to add extra information to our sentences. They help us to say more about a noun without starting a new sentence. A clause is a group of words that includes...
Category: The Grammar Hierarchy
Main and subordinate clauses
Main and subordinate clauses A clause is a group of words that includes a noun and a verb. Examples: We call these clauses “main clauses”. They make complete sense on their own and we...
What is a Sentence?
What is a Sentence? A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete idea. It always contains a verb. A sentence almost always contains a noun or a pronoun. (The exceptions are...
Collective nouns
We use collective nouns to refer to a collection of individual people, creatures or objects. Examples: In British English, we can treat a collective noun as either singular or plural, depending on the context....
The Grammar Hierarchy
It can be helpful to think of English language consisting of a hierarchy: . . Sentences, clauses and phrases A sentence expresses a complete idea. A written sentence usually begins with a capital letter...