English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
We know that nouns name people, places, and things. Nouns also name ideas.Nouns that name ideas are called abstract nouns. You can’t see an abstract noun. You can’t touch an abstract noun. They are not objects. They are ideas. Look… Read more193. Abstract Nouns Name Ideas
Some common nouns name people. A common noun names a person by the role they take in life or the job that they do. Common nouns always begin with a lower-case letter. Here are some examples of common nouns that… Read more446. Common Nouns that Name People
The word my is a possessive pronoun that we use when talking about ourselves and what we own.That is my silver van.I dropped my phone and cracked the screen.I ate my dinner on the patio. Notice that the word my… Read more374. Possessive Pronouns – My/Mine
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: 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
An indirect object is one of those grammar pieces that seems confusing, but I can explain it in a simple way. The trick is to see the connection between an indirect object and a prepositional phrase. Here is a sentence… Read more199. Indirect Objects are Always Nouns
Color words are adjectives. We can modify a noun by using a color word in front of the noun.I saw a red bird in the bushes.The bride will wear a white dress at her wedding. My friend lives in that… Read more273. Adjectives Tell the Color and Age of Nouns
The conjunction and is one of the FANBOYS. We use and to join two simple sentences into a compound sentence. A compound sentence has two complete thoughts. Bob is writing a story, and Mary is drawing a picture. Do you… Read more212. Using the Conjunction And
An interrogative sentence is an asking sentence. Therefore, an interrogative sentence is also called a question. Use a question mark (?) at the end of an interrogative sentence. Anytime you begin with an question word, you are writing an asking… Read more242. Interrogative Sentences
We have three articles in the English language: a, an, theEach of these words goes right in front of a noun, just like other adjectives. Use a and an to describe a noun in a general way.Bob ate an apple.Sam… Read more277. Articles are Adjectives