English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
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
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
The -tion ending on a word signals that the word is a noun. We call -tion a suffix. Any word that ends in -tion is a noun. We can change a verb into a noun by adding -tion to the… Read more194. Verbs Become Nouns With -tion Ending
Section A: Choose the correct word or words for each blank below.1. ________ went on a field trip. (Me and my class, My class and I)2. ________ are going to summer camp in July. (Me and my brother, my brother… Read more185. Practice with Pronoun Problems
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
A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. Persons, places, and things are concrete common nouns because they are things that can be seen.A word that names an idea – an abstract… Read more252. Abstract Common Nouns
Usually an action verb takes an -ed ending for past tense. I hope – I hoped; I jump – I jumpedIrregular verbs change form and spelling to make the past tense. I sing – I sang; I drive – I… Read more297. Action Verbs – Irregular Past Tense
We always italicize the names of ocean-going ships. TitanicUSS Arizona We italicize the names of works of visual art. Starry Night by Van GoghThe Thinker by Rodin We also italicize major musical compositions.The William Tell Overture by RossiniEroica by Beethoven… Read more423. Italicize Names of Ships, Works of Art, and Musical Compositions
The English language has three articles: a, an, the.We put the articles next to nouns in sentences. Whenever you see a, an, or the, you know that a noun is coming next. Articles act like noun markers. I washed the… Read more253. Articles With Common Nouns