{"id":4194,"date":"2026-05-14T10:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/?p=4194"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:32:13","slug":"important-grammar-rules-advanced-learners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/important-grammar-rules-advanced-learners\/","title":{"rendered":"10 English grammar rules for advanced learners"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_9112a46abaf46bc8b6adbbf3164f0d0e\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10-English-grammar-rules-for-advanced-learners.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10-English-grammar-rules-for-advanced-learners.png\" alt=\"10 English grammar rules for advanced learners\" class=\"blogHeader__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10-English-grammar-rules-for-advanced-learners-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10-English-grammar-rules-for-advanced-learners-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10-English-grammar-rules-for-advanced-learners.png 1024w\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:1024\/720;\"> \n              <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"blogContentTable\" data-toc-section>\n        <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__toggle\" \/>\n        <label for=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__header\">\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__heading\">\n                Table of contents            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__arrow\"><\/span>\n        <\/label>\n        <div class=\"blogContentTable__wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"blogContentTable__heading blogContentTable__heading--sidebar\">\n                Table of contents            <\/div>\n            <ol class=\"blogContentTable__list\">\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">What are the Advanced Grammar Rules?<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">How to learn English at an Advanced level?<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">How to teach grammar to high school students?<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <script>\n        \/\/ Use DOMContentLoaded for faster TOC initialization\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n            const tocSection = document.querySelector('[data-toc-section]');\n            if (!tocSection) return;\n\n            const headings = document.querySelectorAll('.blogHeadingText');\n            const tableContainer = tocSection.querySelector('.blogContentTable__list');\n            if (!tableContainer) return;\n\n            \/\/ Clear the container\n            tableContainer.innerHTML = '';\n\n            \/\/ Count valid headings with h2\n            let validHeadingsCount = 0;\n\n            \/\/ For each heading, create an item in the table of contents\n            headings.forEach((heading, index) => {\n                const h2 = heading.querySelector('h2');\n                if (!h2) return;\n\n                validHeadingsCount++;\n                const title = h2.textContent.trim();\n                const itemHtml = `<li><a href=\"#${heading.id}\">${title}<\/a><\/li>`;\n                tableContainer.innerHTML += itemHtml;\n            });\n\n            \/\/ Hide TOC if no valid headings found\n            if (validHeadingsCount === 0) {\n                tocSection.style.display = 'none';\n            }\n            \n            \/\/ Dispatch custom event to notify that TOC is ready\n            document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('tocReady'));\n        });\n    <\/script>\n  \n\n\n\n <section class=\"section blogTakeaways\" id=\"blogCrossPost-block_905c33b926aa5f52fd9943d05ca2a420\">\n    \n      <div class=\"blogTakeaways__wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"blogTakeaways__header\">\n            Takeaways          <\/div>\n          <ul class=\"blogTakeaways__content\">\n                          <li>\n                  \nThe hardest English grammatical rules but are essential in everyday use\n\n              <\/li>\n                          <li>\n                  \nTen hard but useful grammar rules with useful examples\n\n              <\/li>\n                          <li>\n                  \nWays to understand the tricky grammar rules and how to use them\n\n              <\/li>\n                          <li>\n                  \nTips to remember English grammar concepts\n\n              <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_c7691fb980b8867a798a990e975052c5\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many learners are faced with the greatest roadblock in learning English, and that is learning advanced English grammar. There are so many <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/the-most-challenging-grammar-rules-in-english\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">challenging grammar concepts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that need to be studied to be fluent. But where to start?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the many reasons that English grammar can be intimidating to learn is that the rules are nonexistent in the child\u2019s native language. Navigating such a challenge requires further study and help from the parent. There are many things in English grammatical rules that need to be focused on:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The articles a\/an\/the and prepositions sound unimportant but they are very essential in English grammar, and when used improperly, your sentences will sound a little awkward.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding and remembering verb tenses is also one of the biggest hurdles that a student will face in learning English. Moreover, they also have to remember many irregular verbs!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explaining hypothetical situations is challenging enough; how much more in English? Learning conditionals can be hard, especially understanding their different forms and structures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In English, it is important to know that verbs should always agree with the subject in \u2018Subject Verb Agreement.\u2019 If the noun is singular, so is the verb. The tricky part is remembering the irregular plural nouns and spellings of singular verbs!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remembering word order in English is a little tough, too! Although English follows the SVO (subject-verb-object) sentence structure, there are word orders that need to be familiar with, such as the order of adjectives in a sentence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_cec5d2a0dd37263341f97654620ce0f5\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_cec5d2a0dd37263341f97654620ce0f5\">\n                What are the Advanced Grammar Rules?            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to learn English at an advanced level? Learning the advanced English <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordlanguageclub.com\/page\/blog\/10-important-grammar-rules\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grammar rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will help you take your English skills to a higher level. Below are ten:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Articles \u2013 these are the small, inconspicuous words that appear before nouns. They help identify if the noun is non-specific (indefinite a\/an) or specific (definite the).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s the simple rule that anyone can follow:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indefinite a\/an: before singular nouns, or first-mentioned items.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018a pen,\u2019 \u2018a cat,\u2019 \u2018a man\u2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Definite the: before a singular or plural noun, usually used when the noun is mentioned before<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: \u201cI\u2019m using the pen I borrowed from you.\u201d \u201cThe neighbour\u2019s cat is so adorable.\u201d \u201cThat man sitting next to you is the mayor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Prepositions \u2013 these are also small words or phrases but they are crucial for clear communication, and they show relationships of time and of location.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some\u00a0 useful examples:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepositions of Time:<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_1da1bfaca4e3f8ba833a6cb74a9a3547\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prepositions-of-Time-at-on-in-.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prepositions-of-Time-at-on-in-.png\" alt=\"10 English grammar rules for advanced learners\" class=\"blogHeader__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prepositions-of-Time-at-on-in--300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prepositions-of-Time-at-on-in-.png 379w\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:379\/299;\"> \n              <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"blogContentTable\" data-toc-section>\n        <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__toggle\" \/>\n        <label for=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__header\">\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__heading\">\n                Table of contents            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__arrow\"><\/span>\n        <\/label>\n        <div class=\"blogContentTable__wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"blogContentTable__heading blogContentTable__heading--sidebar\">\n                Table of contents            <\/div>\n            <ol class=\"blogContentTable__list\">\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">What are the Advanced Grammar Rules?<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">How to learn English at an Advanced level?<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">How to teach grammar to high school students?<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <script>\n        \/\/ Use DOMContentLoaded for faster TOC initialization\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n            const tocSection = document.querySelector('[data-toc-section]');\n            if (!tocSection) return;\n\n            const headings = document.querySelectorAll('.blogHeadingText');\n            const tableContainer = tocSection.querySelector('.blogContentTable__list');\n            if (!tableContainer) return;\n\n            \/\/ Clear the container\n            tableContainer.innerHTML = '';\n\n            \/\/ Count valid headings with h2\n            let validHeadingsCount = 0;\n\n            \/\/ For each heading, create an item in the table of contents\n            headings.forEach((heading, index) => {\n                const h2 = heading.querySelector('h2');\n                if (!h2) return;\n\n                validHeadingsCount++;\n                const title = h2.textContent.trim();\n                const itemHtml = `<li><a href=\"#${heading.id}\">${title}<\/a><\/li>`;\n                tableContainer.innerHTML += itemHtml;\n            });\n\n            \/\/ Hide TOC if no valid headings found\n            if (validHeadingsCount === 0) {\n                tocSection.style.display = 'none';\n            }\n            \n            \/\/ Dispatch custom event to notify that TOC is ready\n            document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('tocReady'));\n        });\n    <\/script>\n  \n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_5166a3842341a3c08b74571680f1cd38\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a. at 7 o\u2019clock, at Christmas<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b. on Sunday, on 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> December, on my birthday<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c. in July, in the summer, in the afternoon, in the 2020s<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also use \u2018in, on, at\u2019 to talk about location. They go before nouns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use in to talk about something inside a space, like a box, a room, a house, a city, a country, and other physical locations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a. My grandmother was born in Italy.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b. I forgot my coat in the house.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c. There\u2019s a new shopping centre in town.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use \u2018on\u2019 to talk about things touching a surface, whether vertically or horizontally. It can also be used to talk about floors in buildings or public transport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a. That clock on the wall stopped working.<br \/>\n<\/span>b. The dog is sleeping on the sofa.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c. My office is on the third floor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use \u2018at\u2019 to talk about a specific place or point for a specific activity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a. Please wait for me at the entrance.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b. My sister is at work.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c. I saw your brother at the party!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Verb Tenses \u2013 This grammar concept is one of the most complex in the English language. We use tenses to show when an action took place and how long it lasted. Here are the four main tenses:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verb Tense<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meaning<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Past Simple<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use to talk about things that occurred in the past.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I watched TV last night.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/the-present-simple-tense-and-how-to-use-it\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present Simple<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use to talk about basic facts or a habit.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I watch TV every night.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/sentences-in-the-present-continuous-tense\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present Continuous<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use to talk about an ongoing or unfinished action<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am watching TV now.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future Simple<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use to talk about actions that will happen later<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will watch TV tomorrow.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Conditionals \u2013 talking about possibilities or hypothetical situations requires special grammar rules. Here are the four main types:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Types<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Structure<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zero Conditional<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Universal truths or general facts<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If + Present Simple, Present Simple<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you heat ice, it melts.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Conditional<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real or possible future events<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If + Present Simple, will + base verb<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you eat healthy food, you will feel better.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second Conditional<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unreal or unlikely scenarios<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If + Past Simple, would + base verb<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I had more time, I would watch more movies.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third Conditional<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unreal or hypothetical situations in the past (mostly regret)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If + Past Perfect, would have + Past Participle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we had arrived earlier, we wouldn\u2019t have missed the show.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Subject Verb Agreement \u2013 this rule requires the subject to match its verb in number.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a look at the key rules:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a. A singular noun takes a singular verb<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bird flies to its nest.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She gets up at 7 o\u2019clock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b. A plural noun takes a plural verb<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The birds fly up to their nests.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They get up at 7 o\u2019clock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c. Compound subjects joined by \u2018and\u2019 take plural verbs<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My pen and notebook are in my bag.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John and Tom eat their breakfast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d. Indefinite Pronouns take singular verbs (e.g., everyone, no one, someone, each)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone is happy at the party.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e. Collective Nouns take singular verbs (team, family, committee, group)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My family goes to the cinema every Saturday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Subject-Verb-Object \u2013 this is the standard structure in the English language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who or what does the action<br \/>\n<\/span><span>Verb <\/span><span>\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><span> the action<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Object <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who or what receives the action.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I (S) drink (V) tea (O).<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The children (S) played (V) video games (O).<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My mum (S) cooks (V) breakfast (O).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. Adjective before noun \u2013 adjectives modify the noun, and in English, they usually come before nouns, except when a verb separates the adjective from the noun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I read an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interesting (A) book (N).<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My sister gave me a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">delicious (A) cake (N).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a verb separates the adjective:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The book (N) was (V) interesting (A).<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My grandma (N) became (V) sleepy (A).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. Order of Adjectives \u2013 to sound more natural, it is also important to follow the specific order of adjectives (OSASCOMP). Look at the examples below:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>O<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pinion<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>S<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>A<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ge<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>S<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hape<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>C<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">olour<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>O<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rigin<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>M<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aterial<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>P<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">urpose<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beautiful<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Round<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wooden<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheap<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiny<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Young<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Square<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">German<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plastic<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopping<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disgusting\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tall\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leather<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">party<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example sentences:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An old, wooden desk.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A nice, red party dress.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A durable, huge shopping bag.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9. Capitalisation and Punctuation \u2013 an English sentence will not be grammatically correct if it doesn\u2019t follow the right capitalisation and punctuation rules. Proper capitalisation allows readers to understand the beginning of a sentence, and to determine which ones are the common and proper nouns. Correct punctuation allows sentence clarity and the cohesiveness of ideas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the capitalisation rules:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a. Start of every sentence.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b. Proper Nouns \u2013 they are the formal names of people and places, names of days and months, and holidays.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c. Pronoun \u201cI\u201d is always capitalised.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d. Not capitalised: seasons, common names (not the formal names, examples, teacher, sister, animals, city, country)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look at the example sentence:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My sister\u2019s name is Beth, and her birthday is on August 24.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201cM\u201d in My is capitalised because it\u2019s the start of the sentence, \u201cs\u201d in sister isn\u2019t capitalised because it\u2019s a common noun, whereas \u201cB\u201d in Beth is capitalised because it\u2019s a proper noun. Also, \u201cA\u201d in August is capitalised because it\u2019s the name of the month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the punctuation rules:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Period (.) \u2013 signifies the end of a statement or command.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question marks (?) are used in interrogative sentences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exclamation marks (!) \u2013 this shows strong emotions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commas (,) are used to separate items or clauses.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look at the example sentences:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My favourite movie is showing tonight. (Statement)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it going to rain? (Interrogative)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That was scary! (Exclamatory)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this recipe, I only used eggs, flour, water, and a little salt. (List of items)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10. Phrasal verbs &#8211; these are combinations of a verb and a preposition or an adverb, which create a totally different meaning from the original verb. Many idiomatic expressions are composed of phrasal verbs and knowing them will take your English skills to a higher level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the two types of phrasal verbs:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a. Separable (the verb and particle can be separated)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018call off\u2019 \u2013 to cancel<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018turn on\/off\u2019 \u2013 to switch the button on or off<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018take off\u2019 &#8211;\u00a0 to remove<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018They called the meeting off.\u2019<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Please turn the light on.\u2019<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Take your dirty boots off.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b. Non-separable (the verb and particle can\u2019t be separated)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018call for\u2019 \u2013 to require<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018come across\u2019 \u2013 to find<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018look after\u2019 \u2013 to take care of<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018The council calls for a meeting.\u2019<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018I was in an antique shop when I came across this interesting lamp.\u2019<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Can you look after my dog while I\u2019m gone?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_3149d9d1ea2be84db73db5959b616263\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_3149d9d1ea2be84db73db5959b616263\">\n                How to learn English at an Advanced level?            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning and overcoming those difficult topics in grammar can be daunting. However, it isn\u2019t impossible. Through constant exposure to English media, everything will sound familiar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, you have to learn in context. Memorising those heavy concepts isn\u2019t as effective as reading books, watching movies, and listening to podcasts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, be consistent. Instead of studying sporadically, with long rests in between, there will be a tendency for you to forget what you learned. Instead, have short but frequent study sessions. There are some free online grammar apps that can help you, and of course, always take down notes. Use charts to help visualise verb tenses and colour-coded tables to help you with adjective order. Abstract grammar concepts will be easily understandable through colourful visuals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, find a study buddy. Learning alone can be lonely and sometimes boring. Having a study buddy will not only make studying English grammar less lonely, but you can also brainstorm together and teach each other!<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_f507035d27358cc6f45d1526b8bcda6a\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_f507035d27358cc6f45d1526b8bcda6a\">\n                How to teach grammar to high school students?            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High school students are more independent learners. Therefore, parents can just guide them through the process. For example, help the student find the right materials to learn. There are many <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfect-english-grammar.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free websites<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that offer PDF-ready exercises, too!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find quality English books as reference materials. If not available, you can find print-ready reading materials online. From there, you can use different engaging techniques to help high schoolers learn grammar at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus on contextual grammar. Worksheets can be boring; instead, teach the grammar found in the texts in the books. For example, you can teach capitalisation and punctuation in the texts. 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