Grammarly Grammar Tips for Competitive Exams

Grammarly Grammar Tips for Competitive Exams

Competitive exams like the UPSC Civil Services Examination, CAT, GMAT, GRE, and others require a good grasp of the English language. Grammar is an essential component of the English language and plays a crucial role in these exams. To ensure that your English grammar is top-notch, you can use tools like Grammarly.

Grammarly is a popular online grammar checker that can help you improve your English writing skills. The tool provides suggestions and feedback on your grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure. Here are some Grammarly grammar tips that can help you prepare for competitive exams:

GRAMMAR TIP 1

Possessive case of a noun (nouns with 's) is used with living things. 

Example : Mohan' s cap, Ram's school, sister's right

Incorrect : This room's carpet must be changed.

Correct : The carpet of this room must be changed. (Room is a lifeless thing)

GRAMMAR TIP 2

Sometimes 's is wrongly put in the place of preposition.

Incorrect : This author's book is not good. (Book possessed by this author) 

Correct : The book of this author is not good. (Book written by this author)

GRAMMAR TIP 3

Double possessives should not be used.

Incorrect : My mother's brother's daughter came. 

Correct : The daughter of the brother of my mother came.

GRAMMAR TIP 4

In the case of 'somebody else', 'everyone else ',' anybody else' etc., 's is put after else.

Incorrect : This is somebody's else job. 

Correct : This is somebody else's job.

GRAMMAR TIP 5 

When two nouns are joined by 'and' then 'apostrophe s' ('s) is added to both if we want to denote the possession of both & to last if we denote joint possession. 

Incorrect : Suzy's and Juicy's father was present. 

Correct : Suzy and Juicy's father was present. 

GRAMMAR TIP 6 

When we speak of two things of the same class, the word 'other' should not be left out.

Incorrect : Neither his brother nor any member of the family helped him. 

Correct : Neither his brother nor any other member of the family helped him.

GRAMMAR TIP 7 

Present Indefinite 

Verb form I [ s, es] 

He works hard.

Present Continuous 

is/am/are + verb form I + ing 

He is working hard.

Present Perfect 

has/have + verb form III 

He has worked hard.

Present Perfect Continuous 

has/have + been + verb form I + ing 

He has been working hard.

GRAMMAR TIP 8

Past Indefinite 

verb form II [ did + verb form I] 

He worked hard.

Past Continuous 

was/were + verb form I + ing 

He was working hard.

Past Perfect 

had + verb form III 

He had worked hard.

Past Perfect Continuous 

had + been + verb form I + ing 

He had been working hard.

GRAMMAR TIP 9

Future Indefinite 

will/shall + verb form I 

He will work hard.

Future Continuous 

will/shall + be + verb form I + ing 

He will be working hard.

Future Perfect 

will/shall + have + verb form III 

He will have worked hard for 20 years before he retires.

Future Perfect Continuous 

will/shall + have + been + verb form I + ing 

He will have been working hard for more than 8 hours.

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