English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Titles of large works (books, plays, newspapers, magazines) get written with italics. We put quotation marks around the titles of smaller works. A book is large, and its title gets italicized. A short story is smaller. Put quotation marks around… Read more463. Using Quote Marks with Titles
When something is italicized, the words are written in italics – a type of font that looks like script. The titles of larger written works are always italicized. Be sure to italicize the titles of books, plays, magazines, newspapers, movies,… Read more462. Some Titles Get Italicized
Section A: Find the word or words in each sentence that should be capitalized.1. We celebrated memorial day last month.2. The kids like to dress up in costumes on halloween.3. We like to eat turkey and stuffing on thanksgiving day…. Read more360. Practice With Capitalization
We always capitalize the first and last names of a person. Mary JonesBill Smith We also capitalize a person’s title. Common titles are Mr. (mister); Mrs. (missus); Dr. (doctor); Rev. (reverend)Mrs. Mary JonesMr. Bill Smith Even though pets are not… Read more357. Capitalize the Names and Titles of People
An abbreviation is a shortened – or abbreviated – word. We abbreviate certain words by removing a few of the letters and putting a period at the end of the shortened word to show that some of the word is… Read more246. Abbreviations
Today we will talk about using italics for the names of certain means of transportation. 1- We always italicize the name of ships. The Titanic sank on its tragic maiden voyage from Europe to the United States. The USS Arizona… Read more188. Italicize the Names of Certain Vehicles
This week’s topic is italics – a request from one of our regular readers. You can type in italics by clicking on the slanted I at the top of your word processing page. Here are three of the many uses… Read more186. Italics: Book Titles, Newspapers, Magazines
Section A: In each sentence below, find the two words that need a hyphen. Write the new hyphenated word. One sentence does not get a hyphen.1. My cousin has twenty three chickens in his backyard coop.2. His home sits on… Read more170. Practice With Hyphenated Words
When you resign yourself to something, you make peace with the situation. I am resigned to the fact that I will never be a tall person. The word resign can also be used when you are quitting or leaving a… Read more429. The Difference Between Resign and Re-sign
The apostrophe (‘) has two basic uses. 1. In a contraction. When we push two words together to make one word, we contract the two words by taking out some letters. An apostrophe goes into the space where the letters… Read more403. The Apostrophe – Use it Correctly