A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Usually a pronoun has an antecedent that tells us which noun is being replaced. Mom lost her keys. Mom is the antecedent so we know that the pronoun her refers to Mom…. Read more376. Indefinite Pronouns: Anybody, Everybody, Nobody, Somebody

A pronoun is used in place of a person’s name. A possessive pronoun shows that the person has ownership. The pronoun your takes the place of the name of the person to whom you are speaking. If I talk about… Read more371. Possessive Pronouns – Your and Yours

Always use the pronoun me as the object of a preposition. Here are three more prepositions that can be followed by the pronoun me: about, after, before Grandpa told a story about me. Susan went before me. Jim chased after… Read more353. The Pronoun Me With More Prepositions

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

Here are some groups of prepositions. They all show the position of an object. after and before:I’ll pick you up after school.Sara went for a walk after dinner. Be sure to come home before dark.We will talk before the game…. Read more343. Preposition Pairs

When we use verbs, we place the verbs in a certain “tense.” The word tense really means “time.” When we talk about a verb in present tense, we are talking about something that happens in the present time – something… Read more292. Action Verbs with Present Tense

Irregular comparative and superlative adjectives do not add -er or est, and they do not use more or most.Irregular comparative and superlative adjectives actually change the form of the word. good, better, bestYou are a good baker.Mom is a better… Read more287. Irregular Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

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

Just like other adjectives, a predicate adjective describes a noun. However, instead of going right before a noun, a predicate adjective comes after the verb in a sentence. He is a tall man. Here the adjective tall comes right before… Read more281. Predicate Adjectives

An adjective goes right before a noun to modify the noun and tell more about the noun. A demonstrative adjective is a “pointing” adjective because it points to the noun that comes after it. We have four demonstrative adjectives in… Read more276. Demonstrative Adjectives