English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
A common noun names a general place, but a proper noun names a specific place. Proper nouns are always capitalized. Common noun: parkProper nouns: Golden Gate Park, Central Park, Centennial Park Common noun: baseball fieldProper nouns: Busch Stadium, American Family… Read more449. Proper Nouns Name Specific Places
Common nouns can name buildings: house, school, store, restaurant, gas station Common nouns can name outdoor places: park, ocean, state, city, river, country, mountain range Common nouns can name rooms in a building: kitchen, living room, bedroom, rest room, courtroom… Read more448. Common Nouns Name Places
Yesterday we learned that a concrete noun names an object that we can see and touch. Today we focus on abstract nouns – names for things that can’t be seen. Abstract nouns name concepts, ideas, feelings, and emotions. Abstract nouns… Read more444. Abstract Nouns
A common noun is a word that names a thing or an object. A common noun always begins with a lower-case letter. Here are some common nouns:dog, cat, boy, girl, box, sofa, tree, sun, letter, truck, ball, bicycle, bookEverywhere you… Read more441. The Common Noun
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
Section A: Choose the correct verb for each sentence.1. Last night, I ____ on the couch to watch television. (lie, lay, laid)2. My dog _____ on the rug every day while I eat breakfast. (lies, lays, laid)3. The workers ______… Read more430. Practice with Confusing Verbs
Use the verb sit when someone is doing it themselves.I sit on the sofa.The squirrel will sit in the tree. Use the verb set when you are talking about someone placing an object.I will set the book on the desk.The… Read more427. Using the Verbs Sit and Set
The apostrophe (‘) has two basic uses. 1. In a contraction. When we push two words together to make one word, we contract the two words by taking out some letters. An apostrophe goes into the space where the letters… Read more403. The Apostrophe – Use it Correctly
A clause is a group of words that includes a verb. A subordinate clause begins with a subordinating conjunction. Here are some subordinating conjunctions: if, when, since, because, while When you begin a sentence with one of these words, your… Read more398. Use a Comma with a Subordinate Clause
We sometimes begin a sentence with a prepositional phrase. This is called an introductory phrase. Always use a comma after an introductory phrase. Here are some sentence examples:After breakfast, Meg did the laundry.Before dinner, Sam practiced his piano piece.At the… Read more392. Put a Comma after an Introductory Phrase