English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. A pronoun replaces a common noun or a proper noun. Personal pronouns usually take the place of a person’s name. Here are the personal pronouns: I, me, he,… Read more36. Pronouns Take the Place of Nouns
Section A. Find the predicate adjective in each sentence below.1. The test was difficult.2. John is upset.3. I am busy.4. The elevator was slow.5. The flag is ripped.6. The bus was late.7. Jan was happy to help her sister.8. The… Read more35. More Practice with Adjectives
Adjectives are noun modifiers. Adjectives give specific information about the nouns in your writing. Adjectives make your writing more interesting. Adjectives bring your writing to life. The boy and his mother ate food at the restaurant. This sentence gives us… Read more34. Highlight on Writing – Using Adjectives
In the last lesson, we talked about comparative adjectives. We use comparative adjectives to compare two nouns. Today we will talk about superlative adjectives. We use superlative adjectives to compare three or more nouns. Add -est onto a one-syllable adjective… Read more33. Superlative Adjectives
Adjectives modify nouns. We can also use adjectives to compare two nouns. Sally is smart.Laura is smart.In both of these sentences, the subject is described as being smart. If we want to compare the two girls, we use a comparative… Read more32. Comparative Adjectives
We have been talking about adjectives. An adjective modifies a noun by giving extra information about the noun. I see a red balloon.The blue car is driving too fast.My friend has two dogs.I might get lost in the huge house…. Read more31. Predicate Adjectives
Adjectives are words that modify nouns. We also say that adjectives describe nouns. An adjective will usually go right in front of the noun it is modifying or describing. Section A – Find the describing word (the adjective) in each… Read more30. Practice with Adjectives
Nouns that show ownership are called possessive nouns. When you own something, you possess it. That’s why we call these possessive nouns. To show that a noun owns something, we add apostrophe -s (‘s) like this: I rode Tom’s bike…. Read more29. Possessive Nouns
A proper noun is the name of a person or a place. Proper nouns are always capitalized. Sometimes a proper noun is used to modify a noun. When that happens, the proper noun becomes an adjective. We call it a… Read more28. Proper Nouns Can Become Proper Adjectives