English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
A collective noun names one thing that has many items included in it.The word group is a collective noun. A group is one thing with many things inside of it You might have a group of kids. You might have… Read more261. Collective Nouns
A plural noun names more than one thing. We usually add -s to a noun to make it plural.one book – many booksa school – several schoolsone girl – two girls Some plural nouns add -es to become plural. Any… Read more257. Plural Nouns With -es
Pronouns and proper nouns are sometimes confused with each other. People think a pronoun and a proper noun are one and the same. However, a pronoun is very different from a proper noun. A pronoun takes the place of a… Read more204. Pronouns vs. Proper Nouns
Section A: Find the noun that is the subject of each sentence. Remember – a subject does the action.1. My dog ran into the street.2. Bob plays guitar and drums.3. Five men walked down the street.4. The car sped through… Read more200. Practice Using Nouns as Subject and Object
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
Look at this sentence: He likes ice cream more than me. Do you know what the writer is trying to say? Here are two possibilities: He likes ice cream more than he likes me.He likes ice cream more than I… Read more183. Pronoun Problem
The word hard works as an adjective when it modifies a noun.That was a hard test.You took a hard fall down the stairs. The word hard acts as an adverb when it modifies a verb.The team played hard but they… Read more179. Using Hard and Hardly
An adverb modifies a verb by telling more about the action. Be sure to put the adverb as close to the verb as possible. Sam walked to his room dejectedly. In this sentence, the adverb dejectedly is separated from the… Read more177. Mistakes with Using Adverbs