English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
When we write about an action that is ongoing, we call it a continuous tense or a progressive tense. In order to write in present continuous tense, we use two helping verbs: have been or has been. I have been… Read more577. Using the Present Continuous Tense
It’s important to make your writing interesting so that the reader will want to keep reading. One way to make your writing interesting is to start every sentence in a different way. Too much repetition makes the writing boring. Here… Read more581. Highlight on Writing – Sentence Beginnings
When writing a paragraph, you want to make your writing as interesting as possible. Writing is more interesting if you use a variety of sentence styles. Here are the three basic types of sentence structure: simple sentence – This sentence… Read more582. Highlight on Writing – Sentence Variety
When writing with active voice, the subject performs the action. Bob drives the truck.Mom baked a cake.Sarah opened her gifts. In passive voice, the subject does nothing. Instead, the action happens to the subject.The truck is driven by Bob.The cake… Read more583. Highlight on Writing – Active and Passive Voice
Section A: Decide if each sentence is active voice or passive voice. 1. The baseball was hit by Don.2. Mary rode her bicycle to school.3. John mowed the lawn last night.4. The groceries were bought by Mom.5. The team was… Read more585. Practice With Writing
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb. The adverb might tell how something was done. Tom walked slowly down the lane. The little girl played happily in the sand. The adverb might tell when something was done. Sarah… Read more586. Adverbs Modify Verbs
Many adverbs end with the letters –ly. Here is a list of adverbs which end in -ly:slowly, quickly, loudly, quietly, fondly, briskly, barely, mostly, kindly, meanly, finally, weakly, strongly, wrongly Notice how each -ly adverb tells more about how the… Read more587. Adverbs Ending in -LY
The word good is an adjective. Use good to describe or modify a noun. Bob is a good boy.I have good health.Mark got a good grade on his test. The word well is an adverb. Use well to tell more… Read more589. Good is an Adjective; Well is an Adverb