Complete English for Competitive Examinations
Part I — Fundamentals of English Grammar
Chapter 1 — Basics of English Grammar & Sentence Structure
- Parts of Speech
- Word, Phrase, Clause and Sentence
- Subject and Predicate
- Object and Complement
- Basic Sentence Patterns
Chapter 2 — Noun: Number, Gender & Case
- Types of Nouns
- Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- Singular and Plural
- Gender
- Case
- Common Errors
Chapter 3 — Pronoun
- Types of Pronouns
- Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement
- Correct Pronoun Usage
- Common Errors
Chapter 4 — Adjective & Degrees of Comparison
- Types of Adjectives
- Order of Adjectives
- Positive, Comparative and Superlative Degrees
- Transformation of Degree
- Common Errors
Chapter 5 — Articles & Determiners
- A, An and The
- Omission of Articles
- Some, Any, Much, Many
- Few, A Few, The Few
- Little, A Little, The Little
- Each, Every, Either, Neither
- Other Important Determiners
Chapter 6 — Verb & Verb Forms
- Main and Helping Verbs
- Regular and Irregular Verbs
- Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
- Finite and Non-finite Verbs
- Forms of Verbs
- Correct Verb Usage
Chapter 7 — Auxiliary & Modal Verbs
- Be, Have and Do
- Can/Could
- May/Might
- Shall/Should
- Will/Would
- Must/Ought to
- Need/Dare/Used to
- Common Modal Errors
Chapter 8 — Tense & Sequence of Tenses
- Present Tense
- Past Tense
- Future Tense
- Tense Structures
- Sequence of Tenses
- Common Tense Errors
Chapter 9 — Adverb
- Types of Adverbs
- Formation of Adverbs
- Position of Adverbs
- Adjective vs Adverb
- Common Errors
Chapter 10 — Preposition
- Prepositions of Time
- Place
- Direction
- Movement
- Appropriate Prepositions
- Fixed Prepositional Expressions
- Common Errors
Chapter 11 — Conjunction & Connectors
- Coordinating Conjunctions
- Subordinating Conjunctions
- Correlative Conjunctions
- Sentence Connectors
- Common Errors
Chapter 12 — Subject–Verb Agreement
- Basic Agreement Rules
- Collective Nouns
- Either/Neither
- Each/Every
- Along with/As well as
- A Number/The Number
- Advanced Rules
Chapter 13 — Non-Finite Verbs
- Infinitives
- Gerunds
- Participles
- Bare Infinitives
- Gerund vs Infinitive
- Common Errors
Chapter 14 — Special Grammar Rules
- Question Tags
- Conditional Sentences
- Emphatic Do/Does/Did
- Too/Enough
- Since/For
- Used to/Would
- Had Better/Would Rather
- Common Special Constructions
Part II — Sentence Transformation & Correct Usage
Chapter 15 — Active & Passive Voice
- Rules of Voice
- Tense-wise Conversion
- Interrogative Sentences
- Imperative Sentences
- Modal Verbs
- Special Cases
Chapter 16 — Direct & Indirect Speech (Narration)
- Statements
- Questions
- Commands
- Requests
- Exclamations
- Reporting Verbs
- Special Cases
Chapter 17 — Phrases, Clauses & Types of Sentences
- Noun Phrase
- Adjective Phrase
- Adverb Phrase
- Noun Clause
- Adjective Clause
- Adverb Clause
- Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
Chapter 18 — Transformation of Sentences
- Affirmative ↔ Negative
- Assertive ↔ Interrogative
- Assertive ↔ Exclamatory
- Simple ↔ Compound ↔ Complex
- Degree Transformation
- Other Important Transformations
Chapter 19 — Error Detection & Common Errors
- Noun Errors
- Pronoun Errors
- Article Errors
- Verb Errors
- Tense Errors
- Agreement Errors
- Adjective/Adverb Errors
- Preposition Errors
- Conjunction Errors
- Parallelism
Chapter 20 — Sentence Correction & Improvement
- Sentence Correction
- Sentence Improvement
- Phrase Replacement
- Inappropriate Usage
- Word Replacement
Part III — Vocabulary
Chapter 21 — Synonyms
- Alphabetical Synonym List
- Frequently Asked Synonyms
- Contextual Synonyms
- Practice Questions
Chapter 22 — Antonyms
- Alphabetical Antonym List
- Frequently Asked Antonyms
- Contextual Antonyms
- Practice Questions
Chapter 23 — One-Word Substitution
- Person-related Terms
- Profession & Occupation
- Places
- Sciences & Studies
- Government & Administration
- Phobias
- Beliefs & Ideologies
- Actions & Qualities
- Miscellaneous Expressions
Chapter 24 — Homonyms, Homophones & Homographs
- Homonyms
- Homophones
- Homographs
- Differences with Examples
- Frequently Confused Pairs
Chapter 25 — Words Often Confused
- Accept/Except
- Affect/Effect
- Advice/Advise
- Principal/Principle
- Complement/Compliment
- Loose/Lose
- Beside/Besides
- Stationary/Stationery
- Other Competitive-Exam Pairs
Chapter 26 — Idioms & Phrases
- Alphabetical List
- Meaning
- Usage in Sentences
- Frequently Asked Idioms
Chapter 27 — Phrasal Verbs
- Verb + Preposition
- Verb + Adverb
- Separable Phrasal Verbs
- Inseparable Phrasal Verbs
- Frequently Tested Phrasal Verbs
Chapter 28 — Proverbs, Sayings & Foreign Expressions
- Important Proverbs
- Meanings
- Common Sayings
- Latin Expressions
- French Expressions
- Other Foreign Words & Phrases
Chapter 29 — Word Formation, Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
- Root Words
- Greek Roots
- Latin Roots
- Prefixes
- Suffixes
- Word Families
- Formation of Nouns/Adjectives/Verbs/Adverbs
Chapter 30 — Spelling & Commonly Misspelled Words
- Basic Spelling Rules
- Silent Letters
- Double Consonants
- ie/ei Rules
- Commonly Misspelled Words
- Spelling Tests
Chapter 31 — Advanced & Miscellaneous Vocabulary
- Double Synonyms
- Double Antonyms
- Word Analogies
- Odd Word Out
- Same Word with Different Meanings
- Same Word as Different Parts of Speech
- Contextual Vocabulary
- Frequently Tested Difficult Words
Part IV — Verbal Ability & Comprehension
Chapter 32 — Fill in the Blanks
- Single Fillers
- Double Fillers
- Multiple Fillers
- Grammar-based Fillers
- Vocabulary-based Fillers
- Contextual Fillers
Chapter 33 — Cloze Test
- Grammar-based Cloze
- Vocabulary-based Cloze
- Context-based Cloze
- Techniques for Solving Cloze Tests
Chapter 34 — Sentence & Paragraph Rearrangement
- Para Jumbles
- Sentence Arrangement
- Opening Sentence
- Closing Sentence
- Connectors
- Logical Sequence
- Odd Sentence Out
Chapter 35 — Reading Comprehension
- Main Idea
- Supporting Details
- Inference
- Author’s Tone
- Fact and Opinion
- Vocabulary in Context
- Suitable Title
- Theme and Purpose
Chapter 36 — Paragraph & Sentence Completion
- Sentence Completion
- Paragraph Completion
- Sentence Starters
- Connectors
- Logical Completion