English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
These two words are very similar, so you will have to practice to remember the difference between them. Affect is a verb. When you affect something, or something affects you, action is occurring. Water and sunlight will affect the growth… Read more432. Affect and Effect
Use the verb rise when the subject itself is doing the action.The sun rises each morning.The bread dough will rise before baking.We rise from bed and start the new day. Use the verb raise when an object is being acted… Read more428. Using the Verbs Rise and Raise
A period is used as stop punctuation. Every time you reach the end of a statement sentence, you should put a period. Today is Thursday.I bought a new sweater yesterday.Sam’s brother is a teacher.Although it is raining, the sun is… Read more404. The Period
The word it’s is a contraction. When we push together the words it is, an apostrophe replaces the letter i; it is becomes it’s. I can see it is getting cloudy. I can see it’s getting cloudy.Billy has a kite,… Read more369. It’s vs. Its
Section A: Find the word or words in each sentence that should be capitalized.1. We celebrated memorial day last month.2. The kids like to dress up in costumes on halloween.3. We like to eat turkey and stuffing on thanksgiving day…. Read more360. Practice With Capitalization
The prepositional phrase can be an important part of your writing. Use the prepositional phrase to add information and interest to your sentences. Because a preposition tells the position of something or someone, prepositions can help your writing to be… Read more354. Highlight on Writing – The Prepositional Phrase
Prepositions are words that show position. Some prepositions are actually two or three words used together. These multi-word prepositions act as a single preposition to begin a prepositional phrase. The prepositional phrase always ends with an object of the preposition…. Read more344. Multi-Word Prepositions
A verb shows action in a sentence. Bob runs.My dog barked.The baby cries.The wind blows. In each sentence, the verb shows what is happening. It’s easy to find the verb in a short sentence like the ones above. Here are… Read more291. Action Verbs
Section A: Write a comparative or superlative adjective for each blank.1. Chocolate ice cream is good, but Bill thinks strawberry is _________.2. I ate less than Martha, but Sara ate the _______ of all.3. This red licorice tastes bad, but… Read more290. Practice with Adjectives and Participles
A participle looks like a verb and acts like an adjective. Words with an -ing ending are often verbs. The boy is swimming. The baby is crying. Swimming and crying are verbs that show show action. But we can also… Read more288. Participles as Adjectives