English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
In our English language, several words are very similar and are often confused. One often-confused pair of words is they’re and their. It helps to remember that they’re is a contraction. They’re is made up of two words: they and… Read more366. Common Error: They’re vs. Their
The word you’re is a contraction. A contraction is formed by bumping two words together to make one word. A contraction always has an apostrophe (‘) to show where letters have been taken out. The contraction you’re is formed by… Read more367. You’re vs. Your
The word fragment means a piece of something that is broken, such as a fragment of glass from a broken mirror. A sentence fragment is a broken piece of sentence or a part of a sentence. It is important to… Read more231. Subordinate Clause Sentence Fragments
The words we’re is a contraction. The words we are have been bumped together to make one word. The apostrophe (‘) takes the place of the missing letter a. Use we’re anytime you could also use we are.We are having… Read more368. We’re vs. Were
The word it’s is a contraction. When we push together the words it is, an apostrophe replaces the letter i; it is becomes it’s. I can see it is getting cloudy. I can see it’s getting cloudy.Billy has a kite,… Read more369. It’s vs. Its
We place quotation marks around words that are spoken. The words inside of the quotation marks are always a complete sentence, and that sentence must begin with a capital letter. Mary said, “Please let me drive the car.” The words… Read more464. Using Quote Marks with Conversation
A preposition shows the position of an object. A preposition always begins a prepositional phrase. The phrase ends with an object of the preposition. An object is always a noun, so we use a noun for the object of a… Read more476. The Noun as an Object of the Preposition
Prepositions are words that begin a prepositional phrase. Some prepositions show the location or position of an object or a person. The cat is under the chair.The cookies are on the counter.The baby is sitting in the stroller. We hung… Read more477. More About Prepositions
A preposition shows the location or position of an object or person. The preposition is always the first word of a prepositional phrase. Put your coat in the closet. The preposition is the word in.The cat climbed over my shoes…. Read more478. A Preposition is Always Part of a Phrase