English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Section A: Choose the correct word for each sentence blank.1. Things that happened in the ____ should not concern you now. (past, passed)2. Take a deep _____ before you dive into the pool. (breath, breathe)3. My dad always gives me… Read more1100. Practice with Confusing Words
The comma is a piece of punctuation used to separate or set off certain things in a sentence. Once use of the comma is to separate the day and the year when writing a date. Today is August 4, 2025…. Read more1101. Using the Comma – in a date
When writing a friendly letter, you use a comma in the greeting and the closing.At the start of a letter, you write Dear Mom, or Dear Grandpa, as a greeting before continuing the letter. At the end of the letter,… Read more1102. Using the Comma – in a friendly letter
Always use a comma when directly addressing another person. When you talk to them by name, you must insert a comma after their name. Mary, please set the table.Mom, I won’t be home for dinner tonight. Always place a comma… Read more1103. Using the Comma – in a direct address
An appositive is a word or a phrase that gives extra information in a sentence. Because the extra information can be removed from the sentence without changing the meaning or the structure of the sentence, we place a comma on… Read more1104. Using the Comma – in an appositive
Section A: Place a comma into each sentence.1. Mary my sister, plays the violin. 2. Dear Sally I hope you are feeling well. 3. Tom please walk the dog.4. Today is August 8 2025.5. John the cat is in the… Read more1105. Practice with Using the Comma
Anytime you write a city and state or a city and country together in a sentence, you must separate them with a comma. This summer, we visited Boston, Massachusetts. I attend college in Evanston, Illinois. My brother studied abroad in… Read more1106. Using the Comma – between City and State, City and Country.
Whenever you write a list of objects, you must separate the objects by putting commas in between the words. Look at this example: I put a sandwich, an apple, and two cookies into my lunch.Notice how there is a comma… Read more1107. Using the Comma – in a list
An interjection is a word that comes at the start of a sentence and shows emotion but adds no information to the sentence. Common interjections are the words oh, yikes, wow, whoa, hey, well, oopsAlways place a comma after the… Read more1108. Using the Comma – after an interjection
When you use two adjectives in a row to describe a noun, be sure to place a comma between the two adjectives.It’s a gray, rainy day. I bought shiny, new car.The rough, boisterous crowd filled the street. Use a comma… Read more1109. Using the Comma – between adjectives