English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Section A: Find the proper noun in each sentence. 1. My new teacher is ms. jackson.2. She came to our town from largo, florida.3. My friend sam sits next to me in class.4. We are taking a field trip to… Read more195. Practice With Nouns
A direct quotation is the quoting of someone else’s words. When you write someone else’s words into your own document, you must place quotation marks around those quoted words. Quotation marks always come in a set of two. Here is… Read more173. Quotation Marks in Direct Quotations
Books, plays, poems, stories, songs, and newspaper articles are some of the written works that have a title. Whenever we write a title, certain words in the title must be capitalized. Always capitalize the first and last word of the… Read more461. Capitalizing Words in a Title
The name for each month is a proper noun. Always capitalize the names of the months of the year. January, February, MarchApril, May, JuneJuly, August, SeptemberOctober, November, December My birthday is in October.We start school in August.My folks are taking… Read more452. Proper Nouns Name the Months of the Year
Proper nouns name things. A proper noun is always capitalized. Names of the days of the week are proper nouns. Days of the week should always be capitalized. SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday I have softball practice on Thursday, and we play in a… Read more451. Proper Nouns Name Days of the Week
The word for is a preposition, and for me is a prepositional phrase. We use the pronoun me as the object of the preposition. It always happens for me. Mom cooked a nice dinner for me.Dad built the ping pong… Read more437. The Pronoun as an Object – for me
Section A. A compound sentence is two simple sentences joined with a comma and one of the FANBOYS. Decide if each sentence below is a true compound sentence. If it is a compound sentence, put a comma before the conjunction…. Read more400. Comma Practice with Compound and Complex Sentences
Section A: Insert one comma into each sentence below.1. The lottery is giving away $1,000000.2. Tomorrow will be July 92022.3. I started my letter by writing Dear Mom I miss you. 4. I ended the letter by signing Love Susie.5…. Read more385. Practice with Commas
Section A: Choose anybody, nobody, or everybody for the blank.1. I kept the secret and haven’t told _____.2. I’ve invited ____ for the party, so it should be a large crowd. 3. Do you know ____ who could fix my… Read more380. Practice with Indefinite Pronouns
The pronoun our shows ownership. You and I together own something. That object is ours. This is our house. The house is ours. I brought our volleyball. The volleyball is ours. This is our chance of a lifetime. The chance… Read more372. Possessive Pronouns – Our/Ours