English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
The names of holidays always begin with an upper case letter.Valentine’s DayEasterMemorial DayMother’s DayFather’s DayIndependence DayLabor DayThanksgiving DayHanukkah Christmas DayNew Year’s Day Always capitalize the words that name a holiday. ▶Now you try it. Find three words in this sentence… Read more767. Names of Holidays are Capitalized
Movie titles should be capitalized. Capitalize the first and last word of the movie title and all important words in between.The Sound of MusicBeauty and the BeastTop GunRocky Television show titles are also capitalized. Capitalize the first and last word… Read more768. Capitalize Names of Movies, Television Shows, and Songs
The first and last word of a book title, and all important words in between, must be capitalized. The only middle-of-the-title words that do not get capitalized are a, an, the, and, as, at, but, by, for, in, of, on,… Read more769. Capitalize Book Titles
The word mother – or mom – is a common noun. We use this word when talking about a woman who has a child or children. That lady is my mother. That lady is my mom.Ask your mother to help… Read more771. Proper Noun vs. Common Noun – Mother
The word father or dad is a common noun when talking about a man who has children. A common noun is never capitalized.My brother Sam just became a father. My brother Sam is now a dad. Bill’s father is an… Read more772. Common Noun vs. Proper Noun – Father
A person becomes a grandma or a grandpa, a grandmother or a grandfather, when their son or daughter has a child. The term grandma or grandpa is a common noun naming a specific role a person plays in life. These… Read more773. Proper vs. Common Noun – Grandma, Grandpa
The words king and queen are common nouns. We use these words to talk about a person who rules in a country. Common nouns are not capitalized.England used to have a queen, but now a king rules the country.It is… Read more774. Common Noun vs. Proper Noun – King/ Queen
The word for is a preposition. The prepositional phrase for me acts as part of the object in a sentence. Subjects in a sentence do the action. Objects in a sentence receive the action. Look at this sentence:Mom made dinner… Read more781. Prepositional Phrases “for me” and “with me”
The words for and with act as a preposition when they begin a prepositional phrase. Look at these examples:My sister and I share a birthday, and Mom baked a cake for us. Our volleyball coaches planned a party for us…. Read more782. Prepositional Phrase – “for us” and “with us”
The preposition to is used in the objective part of a sentence. Use the pronoun me with the preposition to:Mom gave a gift to me. My teacher donated her time to me. Janet showed her new website to me. Sam… Read more783. Using the Preposition “to”