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Many English learners have trouble remembering all of the details of English grammar. I think it's a mistake to try! Instead, students who want to improve their grammar should try to learn English sentence patterns instead. By learning the most important sentence patterns, speaking with correct grammar will become automatic - you will speak English more easily!
English Grammar
Pattern 1

Yes or No Questions

English Grammar
Pattern 2

"W" Questions

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Pattern 3

"How" Questions

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Pattern 4

How much / How long / How many

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Pattern 5

Tag Questions

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Pattern 6

Simple Polite Questions

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Pattern 7

Longer Polite Questions

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Pattern 8

Conditional Questions

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Pattern 9

"Have you ever...?"

English Grammar
Pattern 10

Questions with "Which"

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Pattern 11

Simple Sentences with "Be"

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Pattern 12

Past Sentences with "Be"

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Pattern 13

Simple Sentences with "Have"

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Pattern 14

Past Sentences with "Have"

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Pattern 15

Simple Sentences with "Be" + "ing"

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Pattern 16

Past Sentences with "Be" + "ing"

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Pattern 17

Noun + Verb + Noun

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Pattern 18

Longer Noun + Verb + Noun

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Pattern 19

Noun + Verb + Longer Noun

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Pattern 20

Noun + Verb + Verb + Noun

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Pattern 21

Noun + Verb + "to" + Verb + Noun

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Pattern 22

Noun + Verb + "ing" + Verb + Noun

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Pattern 23

Noun + Verb + Adjective

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Pattern 24

Noun + Verb + Time or Place

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Pattern 25

Noun + Verb + Manner

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Pattern 26

Noun + Verb + Long Phrase

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Pattern 27

Long Noun + Long Verb

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Pattern 28

Long Noun + Long Verb + Adjective or Adverb

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Pattern 29

Noun + Verb + Noun + Movement

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Pattern 30

Noun + Place + Verb + Noun or Adjective

English Grammar
Pattern 31

Noun + Place + Long Noun + Place

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Pattern 32

"There is" / "There are"

Since / Until / For

Maybe / Probably / Certainly

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Hope or Wish?

Always or Never?


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