English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
We learned that a comma goes between items in a list. Mom bought eggs, milk, and bread. We also sometimes put a comma in a list of two adjectives.Calculus is a challenging, difficult math course. Challenging and difficult are both… Read more151. Using a Comma With Two Adjectives
A phrase is a group of words with no action. An appositive phrase is a group of words that gives extra information inside a sentence. Use a comma with an appositive phrase to set the phrase off from the rest… Read more149. Comma With an Appositive Phrase
This week we talked about four rules for using commas.Use a comma to separate numbers in a date and within large numbers.Use commas in the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.Use commas in a list of items. Use commas… Read more145. Practice With Four Comma Rules
A comma ( , ) is a piece of punctuation used to show separation. Anytime you speak directly to someone and address them by name, you must set their name off with a comma. If you say their name first,… Read more144. Using Commas When Addressing a Person By Name
A comma ( , ) is a piece of punctuation used within a sentence to force a pause or to show a separation. Use a comma in a list to show separation between items in the list. Each of these… Read more143. Using Commas In a List.
A comma ( , ) is used to show a pause or a separation. There are two places in a friendly letter when you will use a comma: in the greeting and in the closing. The greeting in a letter… Read more142. Using Commas When Writing a Letter
A comma is a punctuation mark used show a pause or a separation. ( , ) In a very large number, we put a comma after every three places. The first three places of a number are still 100’s. Once… Read more141. Using Commas With Numbers
Son and sun are two more nouns that sound exactly the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. A son is a male child. Try to picture the -o in the middle of the word as the child’s… Read more129. Son and Sun
Flower and flour are two more nouns that sound exactly alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. A flower is a blooming plant that grows in the garden or gets cut and put into a vase. The rose… Read more128. Flower and Flour
Knight and night are both nouns. They are spelled differently, but they sound exactly the same. The -k in knight is silent, so the word begins with an -n sound. A knight was a man who served as a soldier… Read more127. Knight and Night