English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. When a noun names an actual person, we call it a proper noun. A proper noun must be capitalized. Your name is a proper… Read more191. Nouns are Naming Words – Proper Nouns
Section A: Choose anybody, nobody, or everybody for the blank.1. I kept the secret and haven’t told _____.2. I’ve invited ____ for the party, so it should be a large crowd. 3. Do you know ____ who could fix my… Read more380. Practice with Indefinite Pronouns
A compound noun is two nouns pushed together to make one word. Usually the two words become one word without a space between. When we leave a space in a compound word, we call that an open compound noun. The… Read more267. Open Compound Nouns
A complex sentence has two parts: a subordinate clause and an independent clause.The subordinate clause always begins with a subordinating conjunction.Here are two subordinating conjunctions that begin subordinate clauses: before and after. Anytime you begin a sentence with the word… Read more219. Complex Sentences Using Before and After
In a sentence, the action happens to the object. It might be a direct object, an indirect object, or the object of a preposition, but action always happens to an object. These are the object pronouns: me, you, him, her,… Read more203. Using Pronouns as Objects in a Sentence
Common nouns name people, places, and things that don’t need to be capitalized. Proper nouns are names for actual people, actual locations and buildings. Common nouns are names for plain, unspecific people, places, and things. A proper noun is Chicago,… Read more192. Common Nouns
The word about is a preposition. The phrase about me is a prepositional phrase. The pronoun me becomes the object of the preposition in that prepositional phrase. Dad told a story about me.Sally told a joke about me.Mom says she… Read more438. The Pronoun as an Object – about me
An appositive phrase is a group of words that gives more information about a noun. The appositive comes right after the noun that it is describing. Look at this example:Bob, my next door neighbor, loaned me his mower. The phrase… Read more394. Using the Comma with an Appositive Phrase
An interjection is an abrupt word that interrupts a thought. An interjection is usually found at the very beginning of a sentence. Here are some examples of sentences with interjections:Wow, that’s a lot of dirt on your driveway!Oops, I didn’t… Read more391. Using a Comma with an Interjection
Present tense happens right now. Present progressive tense also happens right now -but it’s ongoing. Present progressive verbs use a form of the verb to be with an -ing ending on the action verb Present: I walk. Present Progressive: I… Read more293. Action Verbs with Present Progressive Tense