ESSENTIAL GRAMMAR

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

4. Connectors

4.1. Coordination: and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet.

4.2. Subordination: if, as, when, because.

5. Spelling conventions and accuracy

5.1. Proper use of language

5.2. Careful screening for spelling errors

5.3. Choose American or British spelling.

5.4. Use the given spelling rules.