Grammar Lists

Underneath each title, we can see examples and a short explanation of why they are important for us to learn.

• Determiners

  • a, the, my, its, no, 's, etc.
  • A very simple concept, yet fundamental to English grammar!

• Inversion of the Subject and Verb

  • Here I come! Never do I sleep at night.
  • Very tricky and one of the hardest types of questions on the TOEFL or GMAT!

   

• Known as vs. Known for vs. Know to do something

  • She is known as Tabitha. She is known for asking crazy questions in class. She is known to disappear for several days at a time.
  • A minor point, but you will see it on the TOEFL sometimes.

   

• Prepositions

  • in, over, about, on, like, despite, because of.
  • One of the hardest and most important parts of English to learn. We will see this on the TOEFL and the GMAT.
  • We have over 100 listed, we need to know about 90% of this list before we take the TOEFL!

   

• Quantifiers

  • half, most, many, some, all, 60%.
  • Have you ever said something like this: "Most of people want to learn more English."? If so, you need to read this!
  • On the TOEFL all the time, and one of the most common mistakes, in speaking, in writing, and on the TOEFL!

   

• Subordinating Conjunctions

  • since, because, although, when, that, what.
  • You need to know 95% of this list before you take the TOEFL!!

   

• Verbs: Irregular

  • broken, went, gone, seen, been.
  • Did you know that English has more than 300 irregular verbs?? Here is a list of 120 of the most common ones!! You need to know about 80% of this list for the TOEFL!