English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Sometimes we join two simple sentences together. We call that a compound sentence. A compound sentence is two complete thoughts joined together. Use a coordinating conjunction to join two simple sentences together. The coordinating conjunctions are called FANBOYS because each… Read more2. Compound Sentences – the FANBOYS
A compound sentence is two complete thoughts joined together. Usually we use a comma and one of the FANBOYS to join two simple sentences into a compound sentence. You can also join two simple sentences with a semicolon. The semicolon… Read more3. The Compound Sentence with a Semicolon
We have learned about three forms of the sentence: the simple sentence, the compound sentence, and the complex sentence. The sentence is perhaps the most important part of grammar; it’s the structure around which your writing is built. Picture it… Read more14. Highlight on Writing – Sentence Variety
The articles a and an are singular. Use a or an with singular nouns. I saw an ocean.I rode a bike. The article the can be used with singular nouns if you are talking about a specific singular noun. I… Read more24.Using Articles with Plural Nouns
We learned yesterday that personal pronouns take the place of nouns. Today we will separate the personal pronouns into subject pronouns and object pronouns. The subject is the person or thing that does the action in a sentence. Here are… Read more37. Pronouns as Subjects and Objects
A contraction is a word that is made by pushing two words together and bumping out some letters. He’s is a contraction. The words he and is are pushed together to form one word, bumping out the letter i. An… Read more162. The Apostrophe in Contractions
An indefinite pronoun replaces a non-specific noun. The word everything is an indefinite pronoun.I hope everything is fixed by tomorrow.Did you bring everything for the party? Use the word everything as a pronoun, replacing an unspecified noun in a sentence…. Read more1247. Indefinite Pronouns – everything