English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
There is sometimes confusion about when to use a comma with the conjunction and. Here is a simple rule: use ,and whenever you could have used a period. Let me show you what I mean. John plays baseball, and his… Read more213. Fixing Mistakes with the Comma
We know that a simple sentence is a complete thought with one person or thing doing one action.Bob rode his bike.Bob is the subject. The action is rode. Simple sentences always express only one main thought, but that main thought… Read more207. Simple Sentence with a Compound Subject or Verb
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
An indirect object is one of those grammar pieces that seems confusing, but I can explain it in a simple way. The trick is to see the connection between an indirect object and a prepositional phrase. Here is a sentence… Read more199. Indirect Objects are Always Nouns
We know that nouns name people, places, and things. Nouns also name ideas.Nouns that name ideas are called abstract nouns. You can’t see an abstract noun. You can’t touch an abstract noun. They are not objects. They are ideas. Look… Read more193. Abstract Nouns Name Ideas
Section A: Decide which words in each sentence should be capitalized.1. My cousin was born in february, the day after valentine’s day.2. We have a softball game on tuesday, and my piano lesson is on friday.3. My family will celebrate… Read more455. Practice with Proper Nouns – Days, Months, Holidays
We use a proper noun to name a special event. Names of special events must be capitalized. Here are some special events:Mardi Gras, Homecoming, Promthe Flood, the Exodus, the Civil War We also capitalize the names of time periods. Here… Read more454. Proper Nouns Name Special Events and Time Periods
All holiday names are proper nouns and must be capitalized.Father’s Day, Mother’s DayChristmas Day, New Year’s Day, HanukkahMemorial Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s DayHalloween, Easter, Valentine’s Day We have no school on Veteran’s Day.My grandparents will visit on Easter.On Halloween, my… Read more453. Names of Holidays are Proper Nouns
The name for each month is a proper noun. Always capitalize the names of the months of the year. January, February, MarchApril, May, JuneJuly, August, SeptemberOctober, November, December My birthday is in October.We start school in August.My folks are taking… Read more452. Proper Nouns Name the Months of the Year