English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Section A: Find the noun that is the subject of each sentence. Remember – a subject does the action.1. My dog ran into the street.2. Bob plays guitar and drums.3. Five men walked down the street.4. The car sped through… Read more200. Practice Using Nouns as Subject and Object
A pronoun can work as a subject. These are the subject pronouns: she, he, we, I, you, they, it.Subject pronouns do the action. She can do the action. He can do the action. We can do the action. They can… Read more202. Using Pronouns as the Subject
In a sentence, the action happens to the object. It might be a direct object, an indirect object, or the object of a preposition, but action always happens to an object. These are the object pronouns: me, you, him, her,… Read more203. Using Pronouns as Objects in a Sentence
Pronouns and proper nouns are sometimes confused with each other. People think a pronoun and a proper noun are one and the same. However, a pronoun is very different from a proper noun. A pronoun takes the place of a… Read more204. Pronouns vs. Proper Nouns
Section A: Find the antecedent for each bolded pronoun in the sentences below. Remember – the antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces. 1. Dad dropped his keys.2. I put my boots in a safe place, but now I… Read more205. Practice Pronouns
A simple sentence is one complete thought. A complete thought has a subject doing something. The dog barked.Josh rode a bicycle.We ate pizza for dinner. Each of these complete thoughts has a subject doing something. dog barkedJosh rodeWe ate You… Read more206. The Simple Sentence
We know that a simple sentence is a complete thought with one person or thing doing one action.Bob rode his bike.Bob is the subject. The action is rode. Simple sentences always express only one main thought, but that main thought… Read more207. Simple Sentence with a Compound Subject or Verb
We know that a simple sentence is one complete thought. A period should go at the end of the complete thought. When a writer uses a comma between two complete thoughts, we end up with a run-on sentence. Here are… Read more208. Avoid Run-On Sentences and the Comma Splice
We talked yesterday about a grammar error called a comma splice. It is a mistake to use a comma between two simple sentences. Each simple sentence is a complete thought and must end with a period. Comma splice error (run-on… Read more209. Use Comma and FANBOYS to Avoid a Run-On Sentence