Post Basic Grammar

Advanced Grammar Syllabus Topics

Module 1: Sentence Structure and Syntax

1. Complex and Compound Sentences
2. Clause Types
   1. Noun clausesAdjective clauses
   1. Adverbial clauses
3. Sentence Variety and Emphasis
   1. InversionCleft sentences
   1. Fronting for emphasis

Module 2: Verb Forms and Tenses

1. Advanced Tense Usage
   1. Perfect tenses (Present, Past, Future)Progressive/Continuous tenses
   1. Perfect Progressive tenses
2. Modals and Semi-modals
   1. Degrees of certainty, necessity, and permission
   1. Modal perfects
3. Conditional Sentences
   1. Zero, First, Second, and Third conditionals
   1. Mixed conditionals

Module 3: Subject-Verb Agreement and Pronouns

1. Advanced Subject-Verb Agreement
2. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
3. Relative Pronouns and Clauses
   1. Restrictive vs. non-restrictive clauses
   1. Using “who,” “whom,” “which,” “that”

Module 4: Voice and Mood

1. Active and Passive Voice
2. Subjunctive Mood

Module 5: Articles and Determiners

1. Advanced Usage of Articles
2. Advanced Determiners
   1. Quantifiers
   1. Partitives

Module 6: Advanced Punctuation

1. Colons and Semicolons
2. Dashes and Parentheses
3. Quotation Marks and Apostrophes

Module 7: Modifiers and Sentence Elements

1. Adjectives and Adverbs
2. Phrasal Verbs and Prepositional Phrases
3. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Module 8: Formal and Informal Registers

1. Formal Writing Style
2. Informal Writing and Speech