A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. A concrete noun is a person, a place, or a thing that we can see.When the concrete noun is common, it is not specific… Read more251. Concrete Common Nouns

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

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

Proper nouns are different from common nouns in several ways.First of all, proper nouns are always capitalized. Common nouns are never capitalized.Secondly, proper nouns are specific names for some persons, places, and things. Thirdly, proper nouns are never ideas –… Read more254. Proper Nouns

Progressive tense shows ongoing action. With past progressive tense, the ongoing action happens in the past – any time before right now. We use two helping verbs – was and were – to show past progressive tense. We also add… Read more298. Action Verbs with Past Progressive Tense

Each sentence must have a subject. The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that the sentence is about. The subject of a sentence is usually doing something. The dog chewed on a bone.In this sentence, the subject… Read more469. Sentences with More than One Subject