Rules Of Grammar | Part - 7 | Study Notes

1. Use of ‘when’ and ‘while’: Proper attention must be paid to these words. ‘when’ indicates a general sense and ‘while’ implies a time during the process of doing a work.

ENGLISH: RULES OF GRAMMAR | PART - 5

The sense of time and tense is also very important. Certain important rules are listed below.

English: Rules Of Grammar - Part - 4

1. ‘Scarcely’ and ‘hardly’ are followed by ‘when’ and not by ‘than’.

Uses -
I had scarcely entered the room than the phone rang. (Incorrect)
I had scarcely entered the room when the phone rang. (Correct)

ENGLISH - RULES OF GRAMMAR (PART - 3)

1. when a comparison is made by using a comparative followed by ‘than’, the word ‘other’ must be exclude the thing compared form the class of things with which it is compared.

ENGLISH - RULES OF GRAMMAR (PART - 2)

1. When a singular and a plural noun are joined by ‘or’, ‘nor’, the pronoun must be plural.

Uses -
Either the engineer or his mechanics failed in his duty. (Incorrect)
Either the engineer or his mechanics failed in their duty. (Correct)

ENGLISH - RULES OF GRAMMAR (PART - 1)

1. Some nouns always take a singular verb.

Example - Scenery, advice, information, machinery, stationery, furniture, abuse, fuel, rice, gram, issue, bedding, repair, news, mischief, poetry, business, economics, physics, mathematics, classic, ethics, athletics, innings, gallows.