English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Sometimes a noun and a verb are very similar, and they can be confusing. The word breath is a noun. We take a breath when we take air into our lungs. The word breathe is a verb. When we take… Read more1096. Confusing Words – breath, breathe
Sometimes two words are very similar and can be confusing. The words effect and affect are two of those confusing words. The word effect is a noun. The result of something happening is the effect of that action. The effect… Read more1097. Confusing Words – effect, affect
Some words are very similar and can often be confused. The word advice is a noun. A person can give you some advice. The word advise is a verb. A person uses action when they advise you about something. I… Read more1098. Confusing Words – advice, advise
Sometimes similar words can be confusing. The words past and passed sound the same. However, past is a noun and passed is a verb. Use the word past when talking about that time in the long ago.In the past, we… Read more1099. Confusing Words – past, passed
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