BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR ROADMAP BY SIR HASNAIN
1. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, A WORD, A PHRASE
2. CLUASE, KINDS OF SENTENCES, PARTS OF SPEECH (BASIC CONCEPTS OF PARTS OF SPEECH)
3. CONEPTS OF TENSES, ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE
4. ALL ABOUT PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE
5. ALL ABOUT PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
6. ALL ABOUT PRESENT PERFECT TENSE AND PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
7. ALL ABOUT PAST INDEFINITE TENSE AND PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
8. ALL ABOUT PAST PERFECT TENSE AND PERFECT CONTINOUS TENSE
9. ALL ABOUT FUTURE INDEFINITE TENSE AND FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE WITH IMPOERTANT USAGE
10. FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE, PERFECT, PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE WITH IMPORTANT USAGE
11. KINDS OF NOUNS
12. THE NOUN CASE; NOMINATIVE, ACCUSATIVE AND POSSESSIVE
13. FORMTION OF THE POSSESSIVE CASE AND NOUN IN APPOSITION
14. USE OF POSSESSIVE CASE OF THE NOUN
15. THE NOUN NUMBER, HOW PLURALS ARE FORMED
16. HOW PLURALS ARE FORMD WITH IMPORTANT USAGE
17. THE NOUN: GENDER AND PERSONIFICATION
18. THE ADJECTIVES: PLACEMENTS, KINDS, USAGE
19. THE ADJECTIVES: KINDS AND USAGES
20. COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES, FORMATION OF COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVE WITH IMPORTANT USAGE
21. THE ADJECTIVES: IMPORTANT USAGE
22. ARTICLES AND THEIR USAGE
23. OMISSION OF THE ARTICLES
24. IMPORTANT USAGE OF THE ARTICLES
25. PERSONAL RONOUN AND THEIR CORRECT USAGE
26. USE OF “IT” AND THE CORRECT USE OF OTHER PRONOUNS
27. REFLEXIVE PRONOUN AND EMPHATIC PRONOUN WITH THEIR CORRECT USE
28. MORE TYPES OF PRONOUN AND THEIR CORRECT PLACEMENT
29. RELATIVE PRONOUN AND RELATIVE CLAUSES, ESSENTIAL AND NON-ESSENTIAL CLAUSES
30. MORE ABOUT RELATIVE PRONOUNS AND RELATIVE CLAUSES
31. AGREEMENT OF THE RELATIVE PRONOUN WITH ITS ANTECEDENT AND MORE TYPES OF PRONOUNS
32. THE VERB: TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE AND THEIR OBJECTS
33. MORE TYPES OF THE VERBS, SENTENCES STRUCTURES AND IMPORTANT USAGE
34. MORE TYPES OF THE VERBS, SENTENCE STRUCTURES AND IMPORTANT USAGE
35. CHANGE OF VOICE
36. THE VERB MOD: IMPERATIVE, SUBJUNCTIVE, IMPERATIVE
37. THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD: TYPES AND USAGES
38. THE INFINITIVES , TO INFINITIVE, AND ITS USAGE
39. TO INFINITIVE AND ZERO INFINITIVE – IMPORTANT USAGE AND SENTENCE STRUCTURES
40. PRESENT PARTICIPLE: PLACEMENT: USAGE AND SENTENCE STRUCTURES
41. MORE ABOUT THE USE AND PLACEMENT OF THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE
42. THE GERUN: PLACEMENT, USAGE AND SENTENCE STRUCTURES
43. AUXILIARIES AND MODALS WITH IMPORTANT USAGES
44. CAN, COULD , MAY, MIGHT, AND THEIR USAGE
45. USE OF SHALL, SHOULD, WILL , WOULD
46. USAGE OF “USED TO”, “NEED” , AND “DARE”
47. THE ADVERBS AND ITS KINDS
48. MORE CLAUSES OF ADVERBS , RELATIVE ADVERBS , MORE SENTENCE STRUCTURES
49. COMPARISON OF ADVERBS
50. FORMATION OF ADVERBS
51. POSITION OF ADVERBS WITH IMPORTANT USAGE
52. THE PREPOSITION AND ITS PLACEMENT
53. KINDS OF PREPOSITION AND THEIR USAGE
54. RELATIONS EXPRESSED BY PREPOSTITION
55. CORRECT USE OF IMPORTANT PREPOSITION
56. MORE PREPOSITIONS AND THEIR CORRECT USAGE
57. THE CONJUCTION- TYPES AND THEIR CORRECT USAGE
58. THE CONJUCTION- THEIR CLASSES AND USAGES
Next Steps After Completing These Lectures
Once you've mastered all the above in order:
1. Strengthen Through Practice
Wren & Martin’s High School English Grammar (for exercise-based learning)
Practical English Usage by Michael Swan (for advanced doubts)
2. Master English for CSS Exam
Essay Writing Practice: Start with 300–400 words and grow to 2500+ CSS-style essays.
Precis and Comprehension: Practice past CSS papers.
Grammar Correction Exercises**: Solve sentence correction MCQs.
3. Build Vocabulary
Learn 10 new words a day using a reliable source like Barron’s 1100 Words or Dawn newspaper editorials.
4. Read & Listen to Fluent English
Read Dawn editorial daily.
Listen to English news (BBC, CNN) or CSS interview videos to absorb formal sentence structures.
5. Join a Speaking Group or Practice Alone
Practice speaking out loud (record yourself if alone).
Talk about your CSS subjects in English daily.
Mastering English for CSS and Government Jobs: A Practical Plan
Stage 1: Grammar Foundation (2–3 Months)
Daily Tasks:
Study 1–2 topics from the structured grammar syllabus.
Create personal examples for each concept.
Revise and quiz yourself weekly.
Tools:
Grammarly, British Council Grammar Exercises.
Stage 2: Vocabulary Building (Ongoing)
Daily Tasks:
Learn 5 new words with meaning, synonym, antonym, and usage.
Write a sentence with each word.
Weekly Tasks:
Review all new words on Sunday.
Tool: "Word Power Made Easy" by Norman Lewis, Vocabulary Journal.
Stage 3: Reading Practice (Ongoing)
Daily Tasks:
Read one editorial from Dawn, BBC, or The Guardian.
Note down new sentence structures, phrases, and vocabulary.
Stage 4: Writing Practice (After First Month)
Phase A: Paragraph Writing
Topics: "Why Civil Service?", "Internet and Youth", "Importance of Time Management".
Focus: Clarity, grammar, structure.
Phase B: Precis Writing
Use past CSS precis passages.
Practice summarizing in 1/3rd length.
Phase C: Essay Writing
Weekly Essay (after mastering paragraphs and precis)
Follow outline, thesis statement, arguments with evidence.
Stage 6: Testing and Evaluation (After 3 Months)
Weekly: Solve one English CSS past paper section (e.g., Precis, Comprehension, Essay).
Monthly: Take a full mock test with timer.
Get Feedback: Peer evaluation or teacher guidance.
Bonus Tip: Maintain a Writing Journal
Daily/Weekly Practice: Write a short paragraph or full essay every week.
Topics:
Climate Change and Pakistan
Role of Youth in Nation Building
Is Democracy Suitable for Pakistan?
Final Note:
Mastery comes with consistency. Follow this structure step-by-step, and you will see your writing, comprehension, and
communication skills improve dramatically.
