English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Contractions can be formed using personal pronouns and the letter -d from the verb would. I would = I’dyou would = you’dshe would = she’dhe would = he’dwe would = we’d they would = they’d I would rather read than… Read more606. Contractions With Pronouns and the Verb Would
We learned yesterday that contractions can be made with a pronoun and the verb would.you would = you’d We also make contractions using the auxiliary verb had. Any contraction with had uses a -d ending also.I had better clean up.I’d… Read more607. More Contractions with -d
A contraction combines two words into one, substituting an apostrophe for part of the second word. Contractions always have an apostrophe in the word. The contraction you’re combines the words you and are. When you read the word you’re in… Read more608. Mistakes with Contractions
When we join together the words they are, we get the contraction they’re. Every time we use the contraction they’re, we really mean they are.They are going to be late. They’re going to be late. The word their is a… Read more609. Confusing Contractions – Their and They’re
We use a comma to set off certain words. When writing a letter, we begin by greeting the person to whom we are writing. Always put a comma after the words of the greeting. A greeting looks like this:Dear Mom,Dear… Read more621. Comma Rules – Greeting and Closing in a Letter
A comma is a piece of punctuation used between words or numbers in a sentence. When writing a date, we use a comma to separate the day of the month from the number for the year. Today is June 6,… Read more622. Comma Rules – in a Date
Whenever we speak directly to someone, we put a comma after the name of the person to whom we are speaking. We would most often use this rule in a written story, where one of the characters is speaking to… Read more623. Comma Rules – When Addressing Someone
An interjection is a word that is interjected into a sentence. The interjection is usually an exclamatory word situated at the very beginning of a sentence, set off from the rest of the sentence with a comma. Here are some… Read more624. Comma Rules – After an Interjection
Always use a comma between the name of a city and the name of a state, like this:Chicago, IllinoisMy mother was born in Chicago, Illinois. Also use a comma between the name of a city and a country, like this:Munich,… Read more626. Comma Rules – with City and State
Always use a comma between items in a list when there are at least three items. Look at this list and notice where the commas are placed:My little brother likes to eat hot dogs, chips, and ice cream. We put… Read more627. Comma Rules – in a List