English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Section A: Change each of these singular nouns to a plural noun by adding -s or -es.1. bird2. apple3. bench4. box5. bike 6. fox7. fence8. bush9. hat10. class Section B: Write the irregular plural noun for each of these singular… Read more260. Practice With Plural Nouns
Good is used as an adjective (a describing word).I ate a good dinner last night.Our school has a good soccer team this year. In each sentence, good modifies a noun: good dinner, good soccer team. We also use good with… Read more178. Using Good and Well Correctly
A common noun names a general place, but a proper noun names a specific place. Proper nouns are always capitalized. Common noun: parkProper nouns: Golden Gate Park, Central Park, Centennial Park Common noun: baseball fieldProper nouns: Busch Stadium, American Family… Read more449. Proper Nouns Name Specific Places
The word breath is a noun. Breath rhymes with death. We take a breath when we pull air into our lungs. We puff out a breath when we blow on birthday candles. Use the word breath when talking about a… Read more431. The Difference Between Breath and Breathe
When we use a word formed from a verb as a describing word, we call it a participle. A participial phrase is a group of words used to describe a noun. We often use a participial phrase at the beginning… Read more393. Use a Comma after an Introductory Participial Phrase
A pronoun is used in place of a person’s name. A possessive pronoun shows that the person has ownership. The pronoun your takes the place of the name of the person to whom you are speaking. If I talk about… Read more371. Possessive Pronouns – Your and Yours
The word you’re is a contraction. A contraction is formed by bumping two words together to make one word. A contraction always has an apostrophe (‘) to show where letters have been taken out. The contraction you’re is formed by… Read more367. You’re vs. Your
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
The word fragment means a piece of something that is broken, such as a fragment of glass from a broken mirror. A sentence fragment is a broken piece of sentence or a part of a sentence. It is important to… Read more231. Subordinate Clause Sentence Fragments
The word hard works as an adjective when it modifies a noun.That was a hard test.You took a hard fall down the stairs. The word hard acts as an adverb when it modifies a verb.The team played hard but they… Read more179. Using Hard and Hardly