EL 311 Grammar App

Grammar Topics

English Grammar Proficiency

Welcome, students. Select a grammar topic from the menu to review the rules and test your knowledge.

Topics include: Ability, Passive Voice, Future predictions, and more.

1. Expressing Ability

Use can/can't and be able to to describe capability.

• "She can speak Thai."
• "How many languages are you able to speak?"

Q1: Choose the correct sentence:

I no can swim. I am not able to swim. I doesn't able to swim.

2. Present Simple Passive

Use am/is/are + Past Participle (V3) when the focus is on the object.

• "Instagram is used by millions."
• "Toys are manufactured in factories."

Q2: Complete: "Coffee _______ in Brazil."

is grow is grown are grown

3. Future with Will

Use will for predictions. Use adverbs like probably or definitely for certainty.

• "It will probably rain."
• "We definitely won't be late."

Q3: Which word order is correct?

He probably will come. He will probably come.

4. Past Habits (Used to)

Use used to for old habits that have stopped.

• "I used to play tennis." (I don't now)
• "She didn't use to like coffee."

Q4: "I ______ have long hair when I was young."

used to use to

5. Life Experiences

Present Perfect: Unspecified time in the past (Experience).
Used to: Regular habit in the past.

• "I have visited Japan." (Experience)
• "I used to live in Japan." (Old habit)

Q5: Which sentence describes an experience?

I have eaten sushi. I used to eat sushi.

6. Passive Agreement

The verb "to be" must agree with the subject.

• "The app (1) is downloaded."
• "The files (many) are downloaded."

Q6: "Many cars ______ exported from Japan."

is are

7. Question Word Order

Invert the subject and the modal verb.

• Wrong: "What you can play?"
• Correct: "What can you play?"

Q7: Select the correct question:

Where can I park? Where I can park?

8. -ed vs -ing Adjectives

-ed: How you feel.
-ing: The thing causing the feeling.

• "I am bored."
• "This class is boring."

Q8: "The news was very ______."

shocking shocked

9. Gerunds & Infinitives

Some verbs take -ing, others take to + verb.

• "I enjoy reading."
• "I decided to read."

Q9: "She decided ______ a new car."

to buy buying

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