Sure bhai, here is the entire SSC CHSL English grammar syllabus explained in detailed text format — from
the beginning to the end — including
all important chapters like Verb, Tenses, Adjective, Voice, Speech, Synonyms, and more. No gap inside chapters, only a line after each chapter
ends. You can directly memorize this text and write it in the exam. Let’s begin:
SSC CHSL English Grammar Full Syllabus – Explained Notes
1. Noun
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, idea, or feeling. It is used as the subject or object in a sentence. Nouns are of five types. Proper
Noun: Refers to a specific name such as Ram, India, Delhi. Common Noun: Refers to general names such as boy, country, city. Collective Noun:
Refers to a group such as team, army, class. Abstract Noun: Refers to qualities or emotions such as love, honesty, strength. Material Noun:
Refers to materials or substances such as gold, water, milk. Nouns can be singular or plural. Example: boy – boys, city – cities. Nouns play a
very important role in sentence formation.
2. Pronoun
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun to avoid repetition. Example: Ram is a boy. He studies well. Here ‘He’ is a pronoun. Types of
pronouns include Personal Pronouns (I, we, you, he, she, it, they), Possessive Pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs), Reflexive Pronouns
(myself, yourself), Demonstrative Pronouns (this, that, these, those), Relative Pronouns (who, which, that), Interrogative Pronouns (who, what,
which). Pronouns must agree with the noun in number and gender.
3. Verb
A verb is a word that shows action or state of being. It is the most important part of a sentence. Example: He runs fast. ‘Runs’ is the verb. Verbs
are of two types: Main Verbs (run, eat, sleep) and Helping Verbs (is, am, are, was, have, had, do, does). There are also action verbs and stative
verbs. Verbs change with tense and subject. Example: He goes, They go. Verb forms are V1 (go), V2 (went), V3 (gone), V4 (going), V5 (goes).
SSC often asks correct form of verbs in tense-based questions.
4. Tenses
Tense shows the time of action. There are three main tenses: Present, Past, and Future. Each has four subtypes: Simple, Continuous, Perfect,
and Perfect Continuous. Present Simple: I go. Present Continuous: I am going. Present Perfect: I have gone. Present Perfect Continuous: I have
been going. Past Simple: I went. Past Continuous: I was going. Past Perfect: I had gone. Past Perfect Continuous: I had been going. Future
Simple: I will go. Future Continuous: I will be going. Future Perfect: I will have gone. Future Perfect Continuous: I will have been going. Tense is
tested in SSC CHSL through fill-in-the-blanks, spotting errors, and sentence improvement.
5. Adjective
An adjective is a word that describes or qualifies a noun or pronoun. It gives more information about the noun. Example: She is a beautiful girl.
‘Beautiful’ is an adjective. Types of adjectives include Adjective of Quality (honest, sweet), Quantity (some, many, little), Number (two, several),
Demonstrative (this, those), Interrogative (which, what). Degrees of comparison: Positive (tall), Comparative (taller), Superlative (tallest).
Adjectives are placed before the noun or after linking verbs.
6. Adverb
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It tells how, when, where, or to what extent an action is done. Example:
He runs quickly. ‘Quickly’ is an adverb. Types of adverbs include Adverb of Manner (slowly, happily), Time (today, now, yesterday), Place (here,
there), Frequency (always, never), Degree (very, too, quite). Many adverbs end in –ly. Example: suddenly, slowly. Adverbs are different from
adjectives in usage.
7. Prepositions
A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show its relation to another word in the sentence. Example: The book is on the table.
‘On’ is a preposition. Common prepositions include in, on, at, under, over, to, for, with, about, between, among, into, onto. Prepositions show
direction, time, place, and relationship. Example: at 5 pm, in the room, under the table, to the market. Prepositions are always followed by a noun
or pronoun.
8. Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject and verb must agree in number and person. Singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs. Example: He
plays, They play. Some rules include: Each/every/either takes singular verb. Plural form but singular meaning (News, Mathematics) takes
singular verb. Two subjects joined by ‘and’ take plural verb. ‘Or’, ‘nor’, ‘either…or’ – verb agrees with the nearest subject. This topic is common in
spotting error section.
9. Articles
Articles are words used before nouns to define them as specific or unspecific. There are two types: Definite Article (the) and Indefinite Articles
(a, an). ‘A’ is used before consonant sounds (a cat), ‘An’ before vowel sounds (an apple), and ‘The’ is used for specific things (the sun, the
moon). ‘The’ is also used before superlatives and unique objects. Example: the best player, the Taj Mahal.
10. Active and Passive Voice
Voice shows whether the subject does the action or receives it. In active voice, the subject does the action. In passive voice, the subject
receives the action. Active: Ram wrote a letter. Passive: A letter was written by Ram. Rules: Use ‘be’ verb + past participle (V3) in passive.
Example: is written, was eaten, has been done. Change object of active into subject of passive. Change verb accordingly. Passive voice is
common in formal writing and is asked in SSC exams often.
11. Direct and Indirect Speech
Direct speech repeats the exact words spoken using quotation marks. Example: He said, “I am tired.” Indirect speech reports the words without
quotation. Example: He said that he was tired. Rules: Change pronouns, verb tense, and time words. Example: now then, today that day.
Reporting verb like ‘say’ becomes ‘said that’. If reporting verb is in past tense, reported speech also changes to past. Questions and commands
follow special rules.
12. Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms are words with similar meanings. Example: Happy – joyful. Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Example: Strong – weak.
Synonyms and antonyms are asked to test vocabulary knowledge. Learn common words and their meanings. Sometimes, difficult words are
given with four options, and you have to choose the closest meaning or opposite.
13. One Word Substitution
It means replacing a phrase with a single word. Example: A person who writes poems – Poet. A place where animals are kept – Zoo. A person
who cannot read or write – Illiterate. These are common in SSC exams. Practice common one-word substitutions from previous papers and
books.
14. Idioms and Phrases
Idioms are expressions whose meanings are different from the actual words. Example: Break the ice – to start a conversation. A piece of cake
– very easy. Once in a blue moon – very rarely. Phrases are short group of words that add meaning. Idioms are important for understanding
context and tone. SSC often asks meaning or correct usage of idioms.
15. Spotting Errors
You are given a sentence divided into parts. One part contains an error in grammar, tense, article, verb form, etc. Example: He is going / to
school / yesterday / No error. Here, ‘is going’ is wrong, it should be ‘went’. Practice is key to mastering this. You must know grammar rules
properly to find the mistake.
16. Fill in the Blanks
A sentence is given with one or two blanks. You have to choose the correct word from the options. This tests your knowledge of grammar,
vocabulary, and context. Example: He ___ to school every day. Options: go, goes, going, gone. Correct answer: goes. Practice tense, preposition,
article, and vocabulary-based blanks.
17. Sentence Improvement
You are given a sentence with a part underlined. You have to replace the underlined part with a better or correct option. If no improvement is
needed, choose ‘No improvement’. Example: She do not likes coffee. Options: does not like, do not like, did not liked. Correct: does not like. This
tests grammar, voice, tense, agreement, etc.
18. Reading Comprehension
A passage is given followed by questions. You have to read and understand the passage to answer. Questions may be factual or vocabulary-
based. Read the passage carefully, do not assume anything outside the passage. Improve reading speed and comprehension.
19. Cloze Test
A passage with several blanks is given. You have to choose the right word for each blank. All blanks are related, so logic and grammar both are
tested. Understanding the theme of passage is important. Practice regularly to improve accuracy.
20. Para Jumbles (Sentence Rearrangement)
You are given jumbled sentences of a paragraph. You have to rearrange them in a logical order. First and last lines are often easy to spot. Look
for connectors, pronouns, time references to decide order. Para jumbles test understanding of sentence flow and topic linking.
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