Assalamo aalaykom
For all faculty students, I'm glad to supply you with these grammar lessons which I do hope you'll get some benefits from
Before starting the first lesson, this is a list of the main parts of speech I'm going to tackle throughout this year under Allah's WILL
1- Articles
2- Nouns
3- Pronouns
4- Adjectives
5- Prepositions
6- Quantifiers
7- Adverbs
8- Relative Pronouns
9- Relative Clauses
10- Modals
11- Connectors
12- Tenses (verbs)
13- Phrasal Verbs
14- The conditional
15- Reported Speech
16- Punctuation
Example
The old man, who was sitting comfortably on his chair, said that if he had to begin his life over again, he would opt for all what he had already done.
The : 1 (article
Old : 4
Man : 2
Who : 8
Was sitting : 12
comfortably : 7
on : 5
his : 3
chair : 2
16 : ,
Said : 12
That : 11
If : 11
He : 3
Had To : 10
Begin : 12
His : 3
Life : 2
Over : 5
Again : 7
He : 3
Would : 10
Opt For : 13
All : 6
What : 8
He : 3
Had : 12
Already : 7
Done : 12
who was sitting comfortably on his chair : 9
if he had to begin his life over again, he would opt for all what he had already done : 14
16 : .
ARTICLES
The Indefinite Article : THE
The indefinite article is used before a noun which is made definite by the context, a clause or a phrase.
Context
A – We were fed up with the war
War is never a good thing.
B – Tell me the truth.
I am for truth, against falsehood.
C – The dogs wouldn’t let him come near the house.
Dogs are faithful animals. 
A clause
NB : all clauses are written in blue.
A – The book I bought this morning are for you
.
I am fond of books.
B – The toys lying on the table belong to little Jimmy.
Children like toys.
C – I was astonished by the courage he showed in that situation.
Courage is a noble virtue.
A phrase beginning with : of, in, with,...or any other preposition
A – The teachers in this forum are kind
.
Teachers have very long holidays.
B – I believe in the progress of science
.
I believe in progress.
C – It is a story about the life and (the) death of a hero
It is a matter of life or death
.
– Man is afraid of death
We also use THE before unique nouns
The sun
The rain
The sky
The weather
The Pacific
The sea
The earth (globe) BUT : earth ( soil
The moon
The Atlantic ocean
The wind
Etc…
The definite article is used with
classes of things or animals
The elephant is a huge animal.
The eucalytus grows easily in Morocco
.
The ant is a very busy insect.
Classes of people (+ a singular verb
The Arabic woman is entering the world of commerce.
The small shopkeeper is threatened by the huge stores.
Definite article + adjective + plural verb
The blind and the deaf do not lead a comfortable life
When the rich are in war, it’s the poor who die.
The definite article is used before superlatives
The best
The worst
The simplest.
The nicest
Etc…
فعاليات صيف 2011 على منتديات الأستاذ :
مسابقة استوقفتني آية
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ورشة : نحو مفهوم أمثل للزواج
2009-10-23, 17:29
Grammar Lessons for Faculty Students 
