English Grammar Essentials: Master Basic Rules & Communication

English Grammar Essentials: Master Basic Rules & Communication

Business Communication Examples

Here are examples of professional email correspondence, demonstrating common phrases and etiquette.

Email 1: Meeting Confirmation

Dear Fred,

Thank you for your email regarding the meeting on Tuesday, April 5th, at 10:00 AM. I'd like to confirm my attendance. Would you like me to send you a report on the sales I've made since the beginning of March?

Sincerely yours,

[Your Name]

Email 2: Meeting Reschedule Request

Dear Fred,

I've just received your email regarding the meeting on Tuesday, April 5th. Unfortunately, I'll be tied up that day with visitors from our Japanese office. Can we reschedule for the following day, Wednesday, April 6th? I apologize for the inconvenience.

Ray Brik
Director of R&D

Fundamental English Grammar Rules

A concise reference for essential English grammar concepts.

Verb Tenses

Present Simple Tense

• Affirmative: I learn / You learn / He, she, it learns / We, you, they learn
• Negative: I don't learn / You don't learn / He, she, it doesn't learn / We, you, they don't learn

Present Continuous Tense

• Conjugation: I am playing / You are playing / He, she, it is playing / We, you, they are playing

Past Simple Tense

Past "To Be" Verb

• I was / You were / He, she, it was / We, you, they were

Regular Verbs

• Affirmative: I talked / You talked / He, she, it talked / We, you, they talked
• Negative: I didn't play / You didn't play / He, she, it didn't play / We, you, they didn't play

Future Tenses

"Be Going To" Future

Used for:

• Plans and intentions
• Predictions based on present evidence (when you can see what is going to happen)

Conjugation:

• I am going to
• You are going to
• He, she, it is going to
• We, you, they are going to

"Will" Future

Used for:

• General predictions
• Immediate decisions

Quantifiers

• Some: Used with affirmative sentences (e.g., some pencils)
• Any: Used with negative and interrogative sentences (e.g., any milk?)
• Many: Used with countable nouns (affirmative, negative, interrogative)
• Much: Used with uncountable nouns (negative, interrogative)
• A Lot Of: Used with both countable and uncountable nouns (affirmative, negative, interrogative)

Asking About Quantity

• How many pencils are there in the box? (For countable nouns)
• How much milk is there in the fridge? (For uncountable nouns)

Pronouns

Subject and Object Pronoun Pairs:

• I - me
• You - you
• He - him
• She - her
• It - it
• We - us
• You - you
• They - them

Modal Verbs

Can and Could

• Can: Expresses ability, possibility, or asks for permission (e.g., I can play tennis.)
• Could: Expresses ability or possibility in the past, or makes polite requests (e.g., She could play tennis when she was younger.)

Must and Should

• Must: Expresses rules or strong obligations (e.g., You must do your homework.)
• Mustn't: Expresses prohibition (e.g., You mustn't smoke in class.)
• Should: Expresses advice or recommendation (e.g., You should visit the doctor.)
• Shouldn't: Expresses advice not to do something (e.g., You shouldn't go to the party.)