English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
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
Section A: Find the common nouns in each sentence. 1. Janet took Susan to the park.2. Larry says there is no school on Monday.3. Mom cooked eggs while I made a salad.4. Jim asked his mother to write a note.5…. Read more450. Practice with Common and Proper Nouns
The words anything, everything, and something are indefinite pronouns. Each of these pronouns can be used in place of a noun. I can’t find anything in my messy closet.The word anything takes the place of a noun that you might… Read more378. Indefinite Pronouns: Anything, Everything, Something
The possessive pronoun their shows ownership for two or more people.The house belongs to my parents. The house is their house. This dog belongs to my cousins. The dog is their dog. The boat belongs to Sam and Sue. It… Read more373. Possessive Pronouns – Their/Theirs
Some words can be both a preposition and an adverb. You can tell them apart because a preposition always begins a prepositional phrase. An adverb is not part of a phrase. I stood up. The word up is an adverb… Read more346. Preposition or Adverb?
Section A: Find the proper adjective, demonstrative adjective, or article in each sentence below.1. I see American flags everywhere.2. Did you read this magazine yet?3. We had Chinese noodles for dinner.4. Look at those flowers!5. I bought a book.6. Sam… Read more280. More Practice With Adjectives
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
The person who does the action in a sentence is the subject of the sentence. A proper noun often acts as the subject of a sentence. In these sentences, a proper noun is the subject of the sentence:Mary threw the… Read more196. A Noun Can Be the Subject of a Sentence
The word my is a possessive pronoun that we use when talking about ourselves and what we own.That is my silver van.I dropped my phone and cracked the screen.I ate my dinner on the patio. Notice that the word my… Read more374. Possessive Pronouns – My/Mine
The prepositions over and above seem similar, but there are important distinctions between them. The word over is used whenever there is movement or action.I climbed over the fence.The airplane flew over the ocean.Sue leaned over the railing. The word… Read more347. Using the Prepositions Over and Above