Launching from 21st January

GENERAL ENGLISH SYLLABUS 

I. Foundations of Language

1. Parts of Speech
   (Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection)
2. Nature of Language & Sounds
   • Pronunciation
   • Vowels & Consonants
   • Stress & Intonation
   • Syllabification

II. Verbs – Core Grammar Block

3. Verbs – Basic Concepts
   • ‘To be’ forms
   • Finite & Infinite verbs
4. Tense – Time – Aspect
   • Present / Past / Future
   • Simple, Continuous, Perfect
5. Non-finite Verb Forms
   • Participles
   • Gerunds
   • Infinitives
   • Inflections
6. Modals
   • Modals (can, could, may, might, must, should, etc.)
   • Functions & Notions (ability, permission, obligation, advice, probability)

III. Determiners & Word Combinations

7. Articles
   • a / an / the
   • Uses & common errors
8. Collocations

IV. Sentence Structure & Syntax

9. Types of Syntax
10. Clauses

• Noun clause
• Adjective clause
• Adverb clause

11. Types of Sentences (Seven Types)

• Assertive, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory
• Affirmative / Negative
• Simple, Compound, Complex

V. Sentence Transformations

12. Degrees of Comparison
13. Active & Passive Voice
14. Reported Speech
15. Question Tags

VI. Cohesion & Writing Skills

16. Cohesive Devices

• Direct cohesive devices (linkers, references, substitution)

17. Rules of Paragraph Writing
18. Punctuation Marks

VII. Vocabulary & Usage

19. Idioms & Phrases
20. Figures of Speech

VIII. Exam-Oriented Skills

21. Error Location & Correction
22. Sentence / Word Rearrangement