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What is Grammar?
English Grammar Terms
The 8 English Parts of
Speech
These are the words that you use to make a sentence.
There are only
8 types of word - and the most
important is the Verb!
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Verbs |
be, have, do, work |
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Nouns |
man, town, music |
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Adjectives |
a, the, 69, big |
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Adverbs |
loudly, well, often |
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Pronouns |
you, ours, some |
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Prepositions |
at, in, on, from |
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Conjunctions |
and, but, though |
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Interjections |
ah, dear, er, um |
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Hot Links
Verbs
Passive voice
Modal verbs
Conditionals
Questions
Irregular
verbs
Going to
Gerunds
Phrasal Verbs
Tenses
Nouns
(Un) Countable nouns
Adjectives
Articles
Pronouns
Preposition List
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| Grammar Quizzes
Parts of Speech Quiz
Verb Classification Quiz
Main Verb Forms Quiz
Active or Passive Quiz
Subjunctive Quiz
Future Time Quiz
Continuous Tense Verb
Quiz
Used to do or Be used to
Quiz
Have to,
Must, Must not Quiz
Can, Could, Be able
to Quiz
Questions Quiz
Tag Questions
Quiz
Infinitive or
-ing Quiz
Gerunds Quiz
Phrasal Verbs
Quiz
Conditionals Quiz
For or Since Quiz
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Simple
Present Perfect
Continuous
Past Simple
Questions
Comparative
Adjectives
Superlative
Adjectives
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Going to
Going to: intention
We use the special "going to" construction when we have the
intention to do something before we speak. We have already made a
decision before speaking. Look at these examples:
- I have won $1,000. I am going to buy a new TV.
- We're not going to see my mother tomorrow.
- When are you going to go on holiday?
In these examples, we had an intention or plan before
speaking. The decision was made before we spoke.
Going to: prediction
We often use "going to" to make a prediction about the future. Our
prediction is based on evidence. We are saying what seems sure to
happen. Here are some examples:
- The sky is very black. It is going to snow.
- It's 8.30! You're going to miss the train!
- I crashed the company car. My boss isn't going to be
very happy!
In these examples, the present situation (black sky/the
time/damaged car) gives us a good idea of what is going to happen.
| EnglishClub.com Tip |
- We use will for prediction when we
have no real evidence: "It will rain tomorrow." (It's my feeling but I can't be
sure.)
- We use going to for prediction
when there is some real evidence: "It's going to rain." (There's a big, black
cloud in the sky and if it doesn't rain I'll be very surprised.)
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