English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
The conjunction is a part of speech. The word conjunction means to join together. In English, conjunctions help us join thoughts together to make a sentence. The two types of conjunctions we use most often are coordinating conjunctions and subordinating… Read more8. Understanding Conjunctions
I walk the dog. I go to school. These are two independent clauses. Right now they are of equal importance. If you join these two independent clauses using one of the FANBOYS, the two clauses will still have equal importance:… Read more9. Highlight on Writing – Order of Importance in Complex Sentences
You understand and can recognize simple, compound, and complex sentences. You know that you should use all three types of sentences to make your writing interesting. Let’s practice changing from one sentence type to another. In the exercise below, you… Read more15. Practice Writing Compound and Complex Sentences
A declarative sentence is a telling sentence. A declarative sentence makes a statement. Declarative is similar to declaration. Think about the Declaration of Independence. This historic document declares that all people are created equal. It’s called a declaration because it… Read more16. Declarative Sentences
An interrogative sentence is an asking sentence. An interrogative sentence asks a question. Think about the interrogation room at a police station. They use this room to ask a suspect some questions. Interrogate means to ask, so an interrogative sentence… Read more17. Interrogative Sentences
An imperative sentence is a command. An imperative sentence tells someone to do something. Sit down. Shut the door. Bring me a rag. Be careful! An imperative sentence always begins with a verb (an action word). The shortest imperative sentences… Read more18. The Imperative Sentence – Listen up!
An exclamatory sentence shows excitement. Always put an exclamation point (!) at the end of an exclamatory sentence. Here are some exclamatory sentences. These sentences show happy excitement. Look what I got for my birthday! We are going on vacation… Read more19. The Exclamatory Sentence – How Exciting!
We have learned about four types of sentences: Declarative Sentence – a telling sentence; makes a statement; ends with a period Interrogative Sentence – an asking sentence; a question; ends with a question mark Imperative Sentence – a command sentence;… Read more20. Practice Four Types of Sentences
The noun is a part of speech. A noun names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. Some nouns name a person. Examples: Mary, teacher, Daddy, Grandpa, doctor, baby Some nouns name a place. Examples: school, home, County… Read more21. Nouns are Naming Words.
Nouns are words that name a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. A, an, and the are the articles. We use articles with common nouns. Any time you see one of the articles, you know that a noun… Read more22. Articles: Three Words that are Noun Markers