SSC General English
Chapter Wise Notes

Foundations of Grammar

1

Parts of Speech (Introduction)

The eight building blocks of every English sentence, with a quick-reference map.

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2

Nouns

Types of nouns, countable/uncountable distinction, and irregular plural rules.

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3

Pronouns

Personal, reflexive, and relative pronouns, plus case and agreement rules.

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4

Verbs (Main, Auxiliary, Modals)

The three verb categories and the modal-verb usage rules with heavy exam weightage.

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Tense & Agreement

5

Tenses

All 12 English tenses in one structure table — the highest-weightage grammar chapter.

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6

Subject–Verb Agreement

Complete rules for matching a verb to its subject, including tricky subject types.

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Modifiers & Connectors

7

Articles & Determiners

A, an, the — plus quantifiers and demonstratives that precede and specify nouns.

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8

Adjectives

Degrees of comparison, adjective order, and frequently confused adjective pairs.

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9

Adverbs

Types of adverbs, placement rules, and the adjective-vs-adverb confusion.

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10

Prepositions

Prepositions of time, place, and direction, plus fixed preposition combinations.

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11

Conjunctions

Coordinating, subordinating, and correlative conjunctions and their pairing rules.

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Sentence Transformation

12

Active & Passive Voice

Step-by-step conversion between active and passive voice across all tenses.

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13

Direct & Indirect Speech (Narration)

Tense-backshift, pronoun changes, and reporting-verb selection for narration.

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14

Non-Finite Verbs (Infinitive, Gerund, Participle)

Verb forms that don't show tense — infinitives, gerunds, and participles.

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15

Conditional Sentences & Question Tags

The four types of "if" sentences, plus question-tag polarity-reversal rules.

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Applied Grammar & Error-Based Questions

16

Error Spotting (Basic to Advanced Rules)

A consolidated checklist of every grammar rule, organised as a systematic scan sequence.

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17

Sentence Improvement & Sentence Correction

Choosing the best replacement for an underlined part of a sentence.

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18

Fill in the Blanks & Cloze Test

Single-blank grammar/vocabulary questions and multi-blank cloze passages.

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Vocabulary & Comprehension

19

Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, One-Word Substitution)

High-frequency SSC vocabulary lists across four question formats.

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20

Idioms, Phrases & Phrasal Verbs

High-frequency idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs to memorise.

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21

Reading Comprehension

A systematic passage strategy — question-first scanning and inference vs fact.

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22

Para Jumbles, Sentence Arrangement & Odd Sentence Out

Reconstructing a coherent paragraph using opening-sentence and linking clues.

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23

Spelling, Word Usage, Mixed Grammar Rules & Previous Year SSC Questions

Commonly misspelled words, confusing word pairs, and a consolidated mixed-rules revision.

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