1,067 prompts matching "Grammar — the verb phrase"
Prepositions of Place, Time and Direction
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how to use prepositions like in, on, at, into and o
Simple Sentences vs Compound Sentences
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Explain the difference between a simple sentence and a compo
Punctuating Complex Sentences With Commas
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me when to use a comma in a complex sentence, especial
Turning Direct Speech Into Reported Speech
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how to change direct speech into reported speech, a
Reporting Questions and Commands
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Show me how to report questions and commands, not just state
Punctuating Direct Speech Correctly
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me the punctuation rules for direct speech, including
Present Continuous and Past Continuous Tense
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Explain how to use the present continuous tense for actions
Future Forms: Will, Shall and Going To
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me the difference between will, shall, be going to and
Some, Any, Much, Many, Few and Little
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how to correctly use some, any, much, many, few and
Choosing Between Active and Passive Voice
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Explain when a writer should choose the active voice and whe
Forming New Words With Prefixes
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how prefixes like un-, dis-, in-, im-, ir-, re-, pr
Understanding and Using Idioms
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me five common English idioms, such as 'throw in the t
Synonyms and Antonyms in Everyday Writing
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Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs
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Question Marks and Exclamation Marks
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Capitalising Titles of Books and Plays
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Spelling Words That End in -tion and -sion
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how to decide between the -tion and -sion endings,
Spelling Words That End in -ible and -able
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Explain the -ible and -able spelling rule and its common exc
Spelling Words With Silent Letters
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me common English words with silent letters, such as l
Correctly Confused Word Pairs: Affect vs Effect
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Explain the difference between commonly confused pairs like