ESSENTIAL GRAMMAR
by Raisa Serrno
1. Tenses and concordance
1.1. Usage
1.1.1. Past tenses
1.1.2. Present tenses
1.1.3. Future tenses
1.2. Concordance
1.2.1. Subject
1.2.2. Verb
2. The article and the noun
2.1. The noun
2.1.1. Countable
2.1.1.1. singular
2.1.1.2. plural
2.1.2. can be
2.1.2.1. definite
2.1.2.2. indefinite
2.2. article
2.2.1. countable
2.2.1.1. singular
2.2.1.2. plural
2.2.1.3. definite
2.2.1.4. indefinite
2.2.2. uncountable
2.2.2.1. definite
2.2.2.2. indefinite
3. English Passive
3.1. Forming the passive
3.1.1. Transitive verb
3.1.2. Verb "to be" + past participle
3.2. Using the passive
3.2.1. the subject = acted upon
3.3. Justification
3.3.1. Lets the facts stand on their own
3.3.2. Removes some accusations of bias
3.3.3. Presents an ‘air’ of logic