This is a small comparative piece about the British and the Americans because many students of English, and not only foreign students but also the British (sometimes especially the British), suffer some confusion over the two identities. After all, it…
Tense is a grammatical term for how a language expresses time, in the past, present or future. In English the verb (the action word) can be changed to show whether something has happened, is happening right now, or is yet…
There are five forms that English verbs (the action words) can take, whether they are regular or irregular, and while this may seem complex, there are some languages, such as Arabic, French and Spanish, that have dozens of possibilities, or…
A sentence is usually constructed in the ‘active voice’ in English, that is in Subject, Verb, Object order, but sometimes a sentence is constructed in the ‘passive voice’, that is in Object, Verb, Subject order. When a sentence is constructed…
Just as these units of punctuation are known by various names, ‘inverted commas’, ‘quotation marks’ or ‘speech marks’, so they can be used in a variety of ways. Different countries and different house style-guides use them differently. If you are…
Using a comma is a point of confusion for a great many people, so this post looks at when commas are used and how. What is important to remember, and as you will notice with some of the explanations for…
There are many forms of English around the globe: Australian, South African, Singapore, Indian English, and all are developing their own standards. English is not the only language to have a variety of standards; the same is true of Spanish,…
My name is Michelle and I’m the founder of UK Grammar. UK Grammar has been created to cater to those individuals wishing to focus specifically on British grammar. Why UK Grammar came about: I have been teaching English language and…