English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
A plural noun names more than one thing. We add -s or -es to a noun to make a regular plural noun.Here are some regular plural nouns:dog – dogscat – catspatch – patchesclass – classes An irregular plural noun does… Read more258. Irregular Plural Nouns
Section A: Find the noun that is the subject of each sentence. Remember – a subject does the action.1. My dog ran into the street.2. Bob plays guitar and drums.3. Five men walked down the street.4. The car sped through… Read more200. Practice Using Nouns as Subject and Object
The word I is a proper noun because the word I is a name for yourself. Always capitalize the word I. I will help you with that project.Bob and I can be at your house tomorrow.Bob says I can get… Read more456. Capitalize the Word I
Some words can be both a preposition and an adverb. You can tell them apart because a preposition always begins a prepositional phrase. An adverb is not part of a phrase. I stood up. The word up is an adverb… Read more346. Preposition or Adverb?
A simple sentence is one complete thought. A complete thought has a subject doing something. The dog barked.Josh rode a bicycle.We ate pizza for dinner. Each of these complete thoughts has a subject doing something. dog barkedJosh rodeWe ate You… Read more206. The Simple Sentence
The person who does the action in a sentence is the subject of the sentence. A proper noun often acts as the subject of a sentence. In these sentences, a proper noun is the subject of the sentence:Mary threw the… Read more196. A Noun Can Be the Subject of a Sentence
The prepositions over and above seem similar, but there are important distinctions between them. The word over is used whenever there is movement or action.I climbed over the fence.The airplane flew over the ocean.Sue leaned over the railing. The word… Read more347. Using the Prepositions Over and Above
Most singular nouns change their spelling when they become plural.However, some nouns look exactly the same whether they are singular or plural. Here is a list for you to study: one moose – two moose I saw two moose in… Read more259. Irregular Plural Nouns that Don’t Change
The word to is used as a preposition to show where someone is going. Sam walked to the library.We went to school.The team drove to the ball diamond. The preposition to can also show the transfer of an object from… Read more348. Using the Preposition To
Adjectives with one syllable always add -er to show the comparative and -est to show the superlative. big, bigger, biggest Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y also use -er, and -est after changing the -y into an -i, like this:easy, easier,… Read more286. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives With More and Most