Splendid English grammar

Splendid English grammar

Clearly explained English grammar for intermediate and advanced learners. Help with English exams IELTS, TOEFL, B2 (FCE), pronunciation, listening, writing and speaking skills. Everything you need to become a competent English speaker. Read and listen exercises to improve comprehension are included, plus grammar exercises and some things you didn't know about the English language.
I am a retired EFL teacher with 15 years experience teaching in Cambridge UK. I use the same teaching technique with pictures and explanations in my video lessons that I used when I taught my students in class. I specialised in Business English, IELTS and teaching French Air Traffic Controllers who came to Cambridge for full immersion courses. I am the author of 'New Business Matters Workbook'. I'm pleased to answer any questions you would like to leave in the comments section below the video. Let's enjoy our wonderful English language together.

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  • @TauqeerAhmed-sm4iv
    @TauqeerAhmed-sm4ivКүн бұрын

    I wish there were a downloading option on your videos .

  • @nestanlomsianidze7581
    @nestanlomsianidze7581Күн бұрын

    thank you🥰🥰🥰

  • @michaelGirma-ze6px
    @michaelGirma-ze6px17 күн бұрын

    you are for me have potential to study anyone else

  • @taherelsayed1865
    @taherelsayed186519 күн бұрын

    so great effort , i am very thankful to u

  • @taherelsayed1865
    @taherelsayed186519 күн бұрын

    God Bless You

  • @taherelsayed1865
    @taherelsayed186519 күн бұрын

    God Bless You

  • @espacofactory2688
    @espacofactory268822 күн бұрын

    teacher , I liket it too much this explain.

  • @frog-fy4nz
    @frog-fy4nz28 күн бұрын

    thank you

  • @nisheda8933
    @nisheda8933Ай бұрын

    Thanks sir ❤

  • @mustafajawad8099
    @mustafajawad8099Ай бұрын

    What is the difference two sentences? The bus has just arrived and The bus is coming

  • @translucent_s7389
    @translucent_s7389Ай бұрын

    Great and clear examples! Thank you.

  • @rain-mg
    @rain-mgАй бұрын

    Hello

  • @AnabelaVasconcelos
    @AnabelaVasconcelosАй бұрын

    Tank you , the class .

  • @mustafajawad8099
    @mustafajawad8099Ай бұрын

    How do you do Sir! I am Grateful of you about the whole bunch of value information. May I use ''will or going to" to talk about flying or landing dates or it is necessity to use Present Simple.

  • @lochonmmarak2926
    @lochonmmarak2926Ай бұрын

    Explanation is much satisfactory, but sir,make the letters bigger or closer so as to see it clearly. Thanks

  • @sandipbangal3752
    @sandipbangal3752Ай бұрын

    I have to go vs I will have to go?could please clear it?to me both refers to future.

  • @user-wg6mo1fk1s
    @user-wg6mo1fk1sАй бұрын

    Your write in screen is two small

  • @user-EngriEsde9lg7b
    @user-EngriEsde9lg7bАй бұрын

    [ɪː] звучит как [ɪə] либо [ɪe]

  • @jacksonamaral329
    @jacksonamaral329Ай бұрын

    Good lesson.

  • @SV-gz9bu
    @SV-gz9buАй бұрын

    Thank you Sir 🙏🙏

  • @damm4995
    @damm4995Ай бұрын

    Sir...I love your videos...I am from sri lanka...I am still learning english..I am a beginner level....sir...can you please tell me...I didn't do it willingly or I wasn't happy to did it or I wasn't happy to done it...which one is correct...and Are there any native phrases to tell that idea...please help me sir...I am a buddhist monk...

  • @splendidenglishgrammar
    @splendidenglishgrammarАй бұрын

    I didn't do it willingly is correct, the others are not. I wasn't happy to do it or I wasn't happy to have done it would be better. • If you would like to have further practice and testing of the topics covered within the Splendid English grammar video series, come on over to the regular support sessions provided by English trainers at www.englishtrainers.org/english-grammar-support Thanks for watching.

  • @pamzaluikham3916
    @pamzaluikham39162 ай бұрын

    Why can't I say, I like James Bond, Mary Poppins and My parents.

  • @splendidenglishgrammar
    @splendidenglishgrammar2 ай бұрын

    The Oxford comma is usually used before the final and in a list to avoid ambiguity of meaning. Some people like it, some don’t. It would be unusual to use a a capital letter for the word ‘my’ in that part of the sentence (typo)?

  • @riclou1910
    @riclou19102 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for uploading this lesson. I really appreciate it! Keep up the good job and have a good week!

  • @sanjibganguli3084
    @sanjibganguli30842 ай бұрын

    Respected sir, being undisputedly the greatest grammarian of all time across the globe, you are earnestly entreated with folded hands to solve the following "Proper Forms of Verbs 'issue that has baffled so many grammarians and teachers so far -Question -It ------(rain) since morning.I------(wear) a raincoat while going to school.Sir,my probable answers are -has been raining/will be wearing/shall be wearing/must be wearing/shall wear/must wear.Sir, do please guide me in right direction.

  • @73108
    @731082 ай бұрын

    An informative video on relative clauses

  • @sanjibganguli3084
    @sanjibganguli30842 ай бұрын

    Respected sir, being the greatest grammarian of all time across the globe, you are earnestly entreated with folded hands to enlighten me a bit as to whether the following answers are grammatically correct or they need some modification-Question-He is a pleader.I have rented his house.(Join with a Relative Pronoun).My answers are -(A)He whose house i have rented is a pleader (B)He is pleader whose house i have rented (C) The man whose house i have rented is a pleader.Sir, which of the above answers do you think would be the most appropriate one? Apart from this,is there any better alternative from your side?

  • @user-wg6mo1fk1s
    @user-wg6mo1fk1s2 ай бұрын

    The letter too small to read!!!!!

  • @marcoaloiar6811
    @marcoaloiar68112 ай бұрын

    Please if i say "" i wish i had never met you "" if i want to answer by using only "" either"" or "" neither "" why if i answer "" me either "" it is wrong ?? The main verb "" i wish " is not negative so according to me ,me either is correct !! Thank you in advance for your answer , have a happy day !!

  • @splendidenglishgrammar
    @splendidenglishgrammar2 ай бұрын

    You are not responding to 'I wish', you are agreeing with the negative statement 'I had never met you'. You are saying 'I wish I had never met you either' But in the short form tag answer, you can only use 'neither' because it is negative - me neither. This is the reason I am making a separate video to look at either - neither/either can be confusing!

  • @Iamssrk
    @Iamssrk2 ай бұрын

  • @SV-gz9bu
    @SV-gz9bu2 ай бұрын

    Thank you Sir

  • @cheyenne7593
    @cheyenne75932 ай бұрын

    The lesson under the video is really useful. Thank you very much.

  • @sunitarakeshsharma7928
    @sunitarakeshsharma79282 ай бұрын

    Wonderful teaching & video...... plz keep uploading such videos

  • @sunitarakeshsharma7928
    @sunitarakeshsharma79282 ай бұрын

    Thank you sir ....... wonderful videos and really helpful and please keep doing it

  • @jonathankevin500
    @jonathankevin5002 ай бұрын

    I love your voice man ❤

  • @monarou3084
    @monarou30842 ай бұрын

    I do like your way explaining this topic. I'd have been so thrilled to have a PDF of your lesson !

  • @rehmatullahkhan2413
    @rehmatullahkhan24132 ай бұрын

    You needed to make passive for all tenses

  • @SV-gz9bu
    @SV-gz9bu2 ай бұрын

    Thanks You Sir Lots of respect from Hyderabad, India 🇮🇳 👏

  • @sanjibganguli3084
    @sanjibganguli30842 ай бұрын

    Respected sir, being the greatest grammarian of all time on this planet, you are earnestly entreated with folded hands to solve the following Tense -based grammatical issue that has baffled so many grammarians and teachers so far -Question -For several months, he -------(suffered/was suffering/had been suffering/has been suffering) from serious illness.Sir, please help me out by providing solution to the grammatical issue.

  • @mohubbtbabayev7401
    @mohubbtbabayev74012 ай бұрын

    Thank you Sir

  • @sammodkumargurudev9263
    @sammodkumargurudev92632 ай бұрын

    I have a doubt.

  • @sammodkumargurudev9263
    @sammodkumargurudev92632 ай бұрын

    Hello sir im from india.

  • @cheyenne7593
    @cheyenne75932 ай бұрын

    I learned "dare" with only one meaning. Listening to your video gives me so much knowledge.

  • @sanjibganguli3084
    @sanjibganguli30842 ай бұрын

    Respected sir, that you are without doubt the tallest grammarian on this planet admits of no doubt, which is why I am making a hand-folded entreaty to your genius and greatness to shed some light on the following concept and let me know which of the following sentences are grammatically correct and which not -Question -Shakespeare was a great dramatist.He wrote "Othello"(Join the sentences with Relative Pronouns). Sir,my answers are -(A) Shakespeare was a great dramatist who wrote "Othello"(B) Shakespeare,who wrote "Othello",was a great dramatist.(C) Shakespeare, who was a great dramatist, wrote "Othello". Sir, are all these answers correct,or there is anything wrong with any answer?Do please explain the subtitles to help me push back the boundaries of knowledge of the English grammar.I keep on awaiting your valued take on this.

  • @user-sn3hf7ry5p
    @user-sn3hf7ry5p2 ай бұрын

    👍

  • @sanjibganguli3084
    @sanjibganguli30842 ай бұрын

    Respected sir, is another modal verb'need' used in Progressive (Continuous) tense?

  • @splendidenglishgrammar
    @splendidenglishgrammar2 ай бұрын

    See this video for an explanation of need. Video link kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6Zky7WNkq-vhJs.html While there is some colloquial use of need as a present participle - My hair is needing cutting - it is not general and best avoided. It is not generally used in a continuous tense although you may see - Will you be needing help next week? So I can't say definitiely 100 per cent it is not used in this way, but it is nearly always regional or colloquial.

  • @deed2862
    @deed28622 ай бұрын

    Sir, Informative video!!! Answer-1. Whom 2.who 3.which 4.who 5. Which 6. Which 7.who/that 8.which 9.who 10.that/who

  • @SV-gz9bu
    @SV-gz9bu3 ай бұрын

    Thank you Sir

  • @deed2862
    @deed28623 ай бұрын

    Informative video !!! Sir Thanks!!!! Could you please make detailed videos on Participle, Gerund and Infinitive with its reduced form. Waiting for your positive response!!!

  • @splendidenglishgrammar
    @splendidenglishgrammar2 ай бұрын

    Video link kzread.info/dash/bejne/dH2HqqubkZy1iqg.html Have a look at this video, plus four others which follow. Because students around the world use different definitions for English grammar, it is not always clear when they use a particular term exactly what they mean. What do you mean by infinitive with its reduced form? Could you give an example sentence?

  • @sanjibganguli3084
    @sanjibganguli30843 ай бұрын

    Respected sir, do please let me know the differences between these two sentences -By this afternoon he will have written these letters Vs By this afternoon he will write these letters.

  • @splendidenglishgrammar
    @splendidenglishgrammar3 ай бұрын

    See my previous answer. Although grammatically possible, I don't think many native speakers would use the second sentence, it is very obscure in its meaning. As always, I would need the complete paragraph where it occurs. It looks like something out of the writing of Charles Dickens.

  • @sanjibganguli3084
    @sanjibganguli30843 ай бұрын

    @@splendidenglishgrammar Respected sir, words are miserably inadequate to express my deepest feelings of gratitude to you for explaining the nuances in a way no other grammarian on this planet,i think, will be able to explain; that you are the greatest of all grammarians admits of no doubt.You are not only a seasoned grammarian with a phenomenal teaching experience,but also a human being so full of the milk of human. kindness

  • @sanjibganguli3084
    @sanjibganguli30843 ай бұрын

    Respected sir, being undisputedly the greatest grammarian of all time, you are earnestly entreated to enlighten me about the nuances between the following two sentences -I will finish my homework before going to school Vs I will have finished my homework before going to school.Sir, are both the sentences correct from the grammatical point of view? Do please let me know the differences between these two sentences.

  • @splendidenglishgrammar
    @splendidenglishgrammar3 ай бұрын

    Both are correct, but it depends, as always on the context. The first one uses the future tense to make a prediction. The second talks about an event in the future which will be completed by a certain time i.e. before going to school. It is a good example of the future perfect tense which I explain in the video - auxiliary verb will + have + past participle.