English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
When you begin a sentence with the word unless, you are writing a subordinate clause. You will need to add an independent clause to complete your complex sentence. Until you have decided on a colorUntil we rake the lawnUntil the… Read more222. Complex Sentences Using Until and Unless
We know that compound means having two or more parts. We talked last week about a compound subject or a compound verb in a simple sentence. Compound Subject in a simple sentence: Mom and Dad went out for dinner. In… Read more211. The Compound Sentence
We talked yesterday about a grammar error called a comma splice. It is a mistake to use a comma between two simple sentences. Each simple sentence is a complete thought and must end with a period. Comma splice error (run-on… Read more209. Use Comma and FANBOYS to Avoid a Run-On Sentence
Section A: Find the proper noun in each sentence. 1. My new teacher is ms. jackson.2. She came to our town from largo, florida.3. My friend sam sits next to me in class.4. We are taking a field trip to… Read more195. Practice With Nouns
The -tion ending on a word signals that the word is a noun. We call -tion a suffix. Any word that ends in -tion is a noun. We can change a verb into a noun by adding -tion to the… Read more194. Verbs Become Nouns With -tion Ending
Section A: Choose the correct word or words for each blank below.1. ________ went on a field trip. (Me and my class, My class and I)2. ________ are going to summer camp in July. (Me and my brother, my brother… Read more185. Practice with Pronoun Problems
A verb in past tense shows something happening before now. We make an action verb past tense by adding -ed to the end of the word. Present tense: Today I walk. Past tense: Yesterday I walked. Watch how a present… Read more296. Action Verbs Past Tense
A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. A concrete noun is a person, a place, or a thing that we can see.When the concrete noun is common, it is not specific… Read more251. Concrete Common Nouns
A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. Persons, places, and things are concrete common nouns because they are things that can be seen.A word that names an idea – an abstract… Read more252. Abstract Common Nouns