The word to is a preposition. In the prepositional phrase to me, the word me is an object of the preposition. Things happen to me. Mary told a joke to me.Mom sent a letter to me.Dad is giving advice to… Read more436. The Pronoun as an object – to me

The word me is an object pronoun. Use me as the object of a preposition. Here are three common prepositions: to, for, and from.These prepositions use the pronoun me as an object of the preposition. John gave a gift to… Read more352. The Pronoun Me as the Object of a Preposition

A preposition shows the location of an object. These words are prepositions: under, on, inside, in, behindThe toy is under the couch.The toy is on the table.The toy is inside the toybox.The toy is in the closet. The toy is… Read more341. The Preposition

A participle is a verb form of a word that acts like an adjective. Words ending in -ing look like verbs, but sometimes -ing words act like an adjective. The barking dog was very noisy. The word barking looks like… Read more289. Using a Participle as an Adjective at the Beginning of a Sentence

A collective noun has many pieces inside of it, but the pieces are working together as one unit, so we write about a collective noun as if it is one thing. We consider a collective noun to be a singular… Read more263. Collective Nouns are Usually Singular

A singular noun is a noun that names one thing. dogcatballbook A plural noun names more than one thing. Make a plural noun by adding –s to the end of the noun.dogscatsballsbooks Here’s how we use a singular noun in… Read more256. Singular and Plural Nouns