English Language

Unit 1: GRAMMAR

  1. Phases and Clauses

A phrase is a group of words that work together as a single unit within a sentence but does not contain a subject-verb pair. Phrases can serve various functions, such as acting as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. For example:

  • Noun Phrase: "The quick brown fox" jumped over the lazy dog. (The phrase acts as the subject of the sentence.)

  • Adjective Phrase: The book on the shelf is mine. (The phrase modifies the noun "book.")

  • Adverb Phrase: She sings very beautifully. (The phrase modifies the verb "sings.")

A clause is a group of words that contains at least a subject and a verb. Clauses can be classified into independent clauses, which can stand alone as complete sentences, and dependent clauses, which cannot stand alone. For example:

  • Independent Clause: "She enjoys reading novels." (This clause can be a complete sentence.)

  • Dependent Clause: "When she has time" (this clause cannot stand alone and needs an independent clause to complete its meaning).

In a sentence, phrases and clauses can be combined to create complex ideas and structures. For example:

  • Combining Sentences: "The girl who loves to read (dependent clause) went to the library (independent clause) after school (prepositional phrase)."
    Here, the dependent clause provides more information about the subject, while the independent clause conveys the main action of the sentence.

  • Misplaced Modifiers

  • Dangling Modifiers

  • Compound and Complex Sentences

  1. Subjective, Objective and possessive pronouns


  1. Intensive pronouns

  2. Verbals

  3. Active and Passive Voice and Verbs

  4. Verbs and Moods

  5. Defining from Context

  6. Latin and Greek Affixes and Roots

  7. Reference Materials


Unit 2: LANGUAGE

  1. Figurative Language

  2. Word Relationships

  3. Nuances in Word Meanings


Unit 3: Reading Fiction

  1. Types of Fiction

  2. Objective Summary

  3. Textual Analisis and Evidence

  4. Authorship and Narration

  5. Setting

  6. Charicter

  7. Plot

  8. Theme

  9. Tone

  10. Poetry

  11. Fiction Reading List


Unit 4: READING NON FICTION

  1. Types of non fiction

  2. Textual Analisis and Evidence

  3. Authourship

  4. Central Ideas and Arguments

  5. Structure

  6. Nonfiction Reading List


Unit 5: WRITTING

  1. Research for Writing

  2. Writing Practices

  3. Writing Aruments

  4. Exposotory Writing: Imfomative and Explanitory Texts

  5. Writing Naritives