The word to is used as a preposition to show where someone is going. Sam walked to the library.We went to school.The team drove to the ball diamond. The preposition to can also show the transfer of an object from… Read more348. Using the Preposition To

Prepositions are words that show position. Some prepositions are actually two or three words used together. These multi-word prepositions act as a single preposition to begin a prepositional phrase. The prepositional phrase always ends with an object of the preposition…. Read more344. Multi-Word Prepositions

A preposition shows the location of an object. These words are prepositions: under, on, inside, in, behindThe toy is under the couch.The toy is on the table.The toy is inside the toybox.The toy is in the closet. The toy is… Read more341. The Preposition

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

A verb shows action in a sentence. Bob runs.My dog barked.The baby cries.The wind blows. In each sentence, the verb shows what is happening. It’s easy to find the verb in a short sentence like the ones above. Here are… Read more291. Action Verbs

A participle is a verb form of a word that acts like an adjective. Words ending in -ing look like verbs, but sometimes -ing words act like an adjective. The barking dog was very noisy. The word barking looks like… Read more289. Using a Participle as an Adjective at the Beginning of a Sentence

A comparative adjective compare two nouns. Your house is big. Tom’s house is bigger. The word bigger is a comparative adjective. Most comparative adjectives end in -er. A superlative adjective compares three or more nouns. Your house is big.Tom’s house… Read more284. Superlative Adjectives

An adjective goes right in front of a noun to describe the noun. A proper adjective is a describing word that gets made from a proper noun. We always capitalize a proper adjective. These proper nouns are the names of… Read more278. Proper Adjectives

We have three articles in the English language: a, an, theEach of these words goes right in front of a noun, just like other adjectives. Use a and an to describe a noun in a general way.Bob ate an apple.Sam… Read more277. Articles are Adjectives

Color words are adjectives. We can modify a noun by using a color word in front of the noun.I saw a red bird in the bushes.The bride will wear a white dress at her wedding. My friend lives in that… Read more273. Adjectives Tell the Color and Age of Nouns