English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
A phrase is a group of words with no action. An appositive phrase is a group of words that gives extra information inside a sentence. Use a comma with an appositive phrase to set the phrase off from the rest… Read more149. Comma With an Appositive Phrase
To refresh your memory, a clause has a subject and a verb. A phrase is a group of words with no verb and no action. If you begin a sentence with an introductory phrase, you must use a comma after… Read more148. An Introductory Phrase Needs a Comma
We use a comma ( , ) in writing to show a place for a pause or a separation. This week we are talking about commas used within certain sentence structures. First of all, it is important to remember that… Read more147. Comma With a Subordinate Clause
We sometimes use real and really interchangeably, but there is a definite distinction between these two words. Real is an adjective. Use real to describe a noun when you want to say that the object is genuine or true. My… Read more133. Real vs. Really
This is another pair of troublesome verbs. A person, an animal, or a thing can sit. This verb is used when the person, animal, or thing can sit on their own.Please sit in this chair.I like to sit on the… Read more118. Sit and Set
Rise and Raise are another pair of troublesome verbs. Just like with yesterday’s verbs, one verb’s action is done by the subject, and the other verb transfers action to an object. When a person, an animal, or a thing gets… Read more117. Rise and Raise
Last week, we looked at easily confused words. This week, we will work with four sets of verbs that are often confusing.Today’s verbs are lie and lay. The action verb lie sometimes means “to tell an untruth.” Look at these… Read more116. Lie and Lay
Section A: The pronoun I is a subject pronoun. The pronoun me is an object pronoun. In each sentence below, decide if the missing word is acting as a subject or as the object of a preposition. Then choose the… Read more105. Practice – Object of the Preposition and Multiple Prepositions
We’ve been talking about prepositional phrases for several days now. Hopefully, you are becoming more comfortable with the prepositional phrase. We know that a prepositional phrase tells more about the position of an object.That vase on the shelf was a… Read more103. Groups of Prepositional Phrases
Yesterday we talked about using the pronoun me after the prepositions to, for, and from.He gave the dog to me.He gave the dog to my brother and me.My teacher had a suggestion for me.My teacher had a suggestion for Bob… Read more102. More Object Pronouns in a Prepositional Phrase