English for Students

Grammar : Frequently Asked Questions

Here is a List of Frequently Asked Questions about Grammar and our answers for them. English is spoken as a First Language by more than 300 million people throughout the world and used as a Second Language by many millions more. One in five of the world's population speaks English with a good level of competence and within the next few years the number of people speaking English as a Second Language will exceed the number of Native Speakers.

This could have a dramatic effect on the evolution of the language. In the process of being absorbed by new cultures, English develops to take account of local language needs, giving rise not just to new vocabulary but also to new forms of grammar and pronunciation.

At the same time, however, standardized Global English is spread by the media and the Internet.

The main regional standards of English are British, US and Canadian, Australian and New Zealand, South African, Indian and West Indian

Within each of these regional varieties a number of highly differentiated local dialects may be found.

This site try to include many regionalisms encountered in different English-speaking areas of the world.

This Page contains Frequently Asked Questions about Grammar. To choose the question of your choice, simply browse the list of questions therein.


• How do I know when to put An Apostrophe in it's?
• Is it an hour or a hour?
• It is raining. Can this sentence stand alone as grammatically correct?
• Is the word Data singular or plural?

• Is the word Agenda singular or plural?
• Is it acceptable to use THEY instead of HE or SHE?
• Should I use A Singular or A Plural Verb with Collective Nouns?
• Should I write : A Number of People is or A Number of People are?

• What are the Plurals of octopus, hippopotamus and syllabus?
• What is a Split Infinitive and why should I avoid using one?
• The Word for The Whole that is Greater than the sum of the parts is ...
• When should I use LESS and when should I use FEWER?

• Which is correct : a European not an European?
• Which is correct in this sentence : Lay or Lie?
• Which is correct: My Friend and Me or my friend and I?
• Which is the correct spelling : Oriented or Orientated?