English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Section A. Some words can be both adjective and adverb. For each sentence below, decide if the italicized word is being used as an adjective or an adverb. Write ADJ or ADV.1. Mary sat outside.2. Please use your inside voice… Read more80. More Practice With Adverbs
The word contract means to shrink up or reduce to a smaller size.In English, a contraction is a word that has been shortened by making two words into one. Look at this sentence: They are not playing volleyball.We can push… Read more81. “Not” is an Adverb – A Look at Contractions
A contraction is a shortened version of two words that were bumped together. When two words get bumped together into one word, letters get knocked out and an apostrophe (‘) takes the place of the missing letters. We talked yesterday… Read more82. More Contractions
Yesterday we talked about contractions made with pronouns and helping verbs will, am, and are. Contractions can also be made with pronouns and the helping verbs have and has (present tense). I have = I’veyou have = you’vewe have =… Read more83. Contractions With Have and Had
Contractions are words made from two words that have been pushed together and shortened. Contractions always have an apostrophe (‘) inside. The apostrophe replaces letters taken out of the two words. Certain contractions are similar to other words. Today we… Read more84. Easily Confused Words – Contractions
Here are some practice exercises using contractions. Section A: Write the two words that were bumped together to make the contraction. Ex: can’t = can not1. didn’t2. hasn’t3. we’re4. she’s5. they’re6. I’m7. won’t8. they’ve9. doesn’t10. you’re11. I’ve12. we’ll Section B:… Read more85. Practice With Contractions
Last week, we talked about contractions that can be confused with other words. Here are some more contractions that might be confused with other words. we’ve and weaveWe’ve is a contraction. We’ve is a shortened version of we have.Use we’ve… Read more86. More Confusing Contractions
These three words all sound the same, but they mean very different things – and that can be confusing. Let’s take a close look at these three words and talk about some tricks for telling them apart. TwoThis is the… Read more87. Two, Too, and To
This week, we are looking at confusing words. Through and threw are two words that often confuse. Through and threw are homophones – words that sound the same but mean different things. Through is a preposition. Through shows position. I… Read more88. Through and Threw
Here are some more confusing words. They all look very similar. You must look at the words closely to notice their differences. Trough and tough are spelled nearly the same, and that makes them tricky. Can you see the one… Read more89. Trough and Tough; Though and Thorough