English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Section A: Find the prepositional phrase in each sentence below. Remember – a prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition.1. The cat ran up a tree.2. The… Read more345. Practice With Prepositions
Some words can be both a preposition and an adverb. You can tell them apart because a preposition always begins a prepositional phrase. An adverb is not part of a phrase. I stood up. The word up is an adverb… Read more346. Preposition or Adverb?
The prepositions over and above seem similar, but there are important distinctions between them. The word over is used whenever there is movement or action.I climbed over the fence.The airplane flew over the ocean.Sue leaned over the railing. The word… Read more347. Using the Prepositions Over and Above
The word to is used as a preposition to show where someone is going. Sam walked to the library.We went to school.The team drove to the ball diamond. The preposition to can also show the transfer of an object from… Read more348. Using the Preposition To
A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition. There is no action in a phrase.I’ll set the table before dinner. Let’s take a walk after lunch.Your dog can stay here until tomorrow. He has been… Read more349. Phrases and Clauses
Section A: Does the sentence contain an adverb or a prepositional phrase? Write A for adverb. PP for prepositional phrase.1. It’s time to wake up.2. The cat ran up the ramp.3. We’ll play a game before bedtime.4. Have you played… Read more350. Practice With Prepositional Phrases
Sometimes we us two or three prepositional phrases in a row. Each prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with an object of the preposition. Here is an example of multiple prepositional phrases in one sentence:That book is on… Read more351. Multiple Prepositional Phrases
Last week we talked about contractions – words made from shortening two words into one.It is can be shortened into it’s.It is time for lunch. It’s time for lunch. The pronoun its is a possessive pronoun when it owns something…. Read more336. Contractions and Possessive Pronouns – it’s and its
A contraction is a word formed by pushing two words together. We make the contraction you’re by pushing together you are and taking out the a. The contraction you’re has an apostrophe where the a used to be. Anytime you… Read more337. Contractions and Possessive Pronouns – you’re and your
The contraction we’re is a shortened version of we are. We insert an apostrophe where the letter a has been taken out.We’re taking the train home tonight. We are taking the train home tonight.We’re the first school team to play… Read more338. Confusing Contractions – we’re