English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
The verb lie is used with the subject of the sentence. The subject can lie down.I will lie on the couch and read.I wish the dog would lie down and stop running around.The baby needs to lie down and take… Read more668. Confusing Verbs – Lie and Lay
The verb resign means to quit a job or a position or to find peace with a decision. I am going to resign from my teaching position. Bob must resign himself to the idea that we are not getting a… Read more669. Confusing Verbs – Resign and Re-sign
Sometimes words are very similar. One word is a noun, and the other is a verb. It’s important to know which is which so that you can use the words correctly. The word breath is a noun. Use the word… Read more671. Confusing Words – Breath and Breathe
The word effect is a noun. An effect is the result of some action.You kindness has a positive effect on your students. Drinking herb team may have an effect on your illness. The word affect is an action word –… Read more672. Confusing Words – Effect and Affect
The word advice is a noun. Use advice when talking about a thing.Grandma always gives me good advice. I need to ask your advice about something. The word advise is a verb. Use advise when you are showing action.I would… Read more673. Confusing Words – Advice and Advise
The word past is a noun. Things that happened before now have occurred in the past. In the past, I have worried about too many things.We have been studying historical events that happened in the past. The word passed is… Read more674. Confusing Words – Past and Passed
A singular noun is one person, place, or thing. A plural noun is more than one. Most nouns add -s when they become plural. Look at these examples:one dog – two dogsone cat – two catsone horse – two horsesone… Read more732. Plural Nouns add -s
Most nouns add -s or -es to become plural, but a few nouns actually change their form when plural. Here are some examples of plural nouns that do not end in -s:one child – two childrenone mouse – two miceone… Read more733. Some Nouns Change Form when Plural
Some adjectives are formed by adding the letters –ful to the end of a noun. Look at these examples:fear – fearfulbeauty – beautifullaw – lawfuljoy – joyfulcare – carefulwonder – wonderful Here are some sentence examples using the adjectives to… Read more752. Turn an Noun into an Adjective with -ful
We can turn a noun into an adjective by adding letters for a suffix. Add the letters -less to make certain nouns into adjectives. care – carelesshope – hopelessfear – fearlesshome – homelessharm – harmlessmeaning – meaninglessharm – harmless Here… Read more753. Add -less to Make an Adjective