The Basics of Grammar

Here we take a look at what grammar actually is (and what it isn't) and explore subjects like words, word order, inflections, and other areas.

Sounds like an easy question to answer, what is a word? However, it is surprisingly more difficult, so let's unpack types of word and how they are formed.

Find out more about different types of clauses and how they are used to define sentences and let us talk about grammar.

Explore the concept of the noun phrase and the different classifications of noun.

An knowledge of articles, such as the definite and indefinite, is an important foundational background for learning languages such as French, German and Spanish.

Determiners cover those small words we find in language like 'this' and 'that.' But what types of determiner are there and how do they really work?

A deeper dive into the world of the describing word. What types of adjective are there and how do these structures work?

We all know the verb is our 'doing word' but this is the tip of an iceberg of grammatical terms used to define how they work that every foreign language learner will encounter.

Adverbs enable us to add colour and dimension to the language we use. Find out how flexible they are and how they work with other word types.

Where there's no noun, there's a pronoun. Simple enough, but these elements are some of the trickiest parts of a sentence to get right in a foreign language. Find your feet in this short guide.

What does a preposition do in a sentence? And find out what a compound preposition is in this short introduction.