English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
We can make some nouns into adjectives by adding the letters –able. A room with comfort is a comfortable room.A profession that commands respect is a respectable profession.A person who shows a sense of fashion is a fashionable person. We… Read more519. Making More Nouns into Adjectives
Section A: Use the noun in parentheses to make a proper adjective for each sentence blank below.1. Our neighbor flies a ____ flag on his house. (Canada)2. The television announcer has an _____ accent. (English)3. My favorite candy is _____… Read more520. Practice with Making Nouns into Adjectives
A complex sentence combines an independent clause with a dependent clause. It doesn’t really matter if you begin with the independent clause or the dependent clause. Both ways make a correct sentence. However, whichever clause you use first is usually… Read more539. More About the Complex Sentence
A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and a subordinate clause. Here are some subordinate clause words that can begin a complex sentence: after, before, because, if, since, unless, when, while Anytime you begin a sentence with… Read more544. Writing Complex Sentences
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb. The adverb might tell how something was done. Tom walked slowly down the lane. The little girl played happily in the sand. The adverb might tell when something was done. Sarah… Read more586. Adverbs Modify Verbs
Many adverbs end with the letters –ly. Here is a list of adverbs which end in -ly:slowly, quickly, loudly, quietly, fondly, briskly, barely, mostly, kindly, meanly, finally, weakly, strongly, wrongly Notice how each -ly adverb tells more about how the… Read more587. Adverbs Ending in -LY
The word good is an adjective. Use good to describe or modify a noun. Bob is a good boy.I have good health.Mark got a good grade on his test. The word well is an adverb. Use well to tell more… Read more589. Good is an Adjective; Well is an Adverb
We can make an adjective into an adverb by adding -ly to the adjective. If the adjective ends in a -y, change the -y to an -i before adding -ly. Here are some adjectives that end in -y. Notice how… Read more591. Adding -ly to Adjectives Ending in -y
Adverbs modify the action in a sentence. Some adverbs tell when the action happened. We call these adverbs of time. Here are some common adverbs that tell when: now, then, later, sometimes, often, seldom, first, next, soon, daily, weekly, today,… Read more592. Adverbs of Time Tell When an Action Occurs