English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
This week we studied four rules for commas:– comma before one of the FANBOYS– comma at the end of a subordinate clause– comma after an introductory phrase or word_ comma on both side of an appositive phrase. Section A. Insert… Read more150. Practice With Four More Comma Rules
Section A: For each sentence below, insert a comma where necessary. Some sentences may not need a comma.1. The teacher said “Take out a pencil and get ready for the test.”2. We traveled to Atlanta Georgia during spring break.3. She… Read more155. More Practice With Commas
Section A: Decide which piece of stop punctuation is missing from each sentence below. Choose a period, question mark, exclamation point, or semicolon . ? ! ; 1. Today is the last day of the week2. I’ll wash the dishes… Read more160. Practice With Semicolons and Other Stop Punctuation
Section A: Make each word pair into a one-word contraction by bumping out some letters and inserting an apostrophe. Example: can not = can’t1. does not 2. I will3. he is4. they are5. should not6. we are7. I am8. did… Read more165. Practice With Apostrophe and Colon
Section A: Decide if the darkened word in each sentence is a subject(S), a direct object(DO), an indirect object(IO), or an object of the preposition(OP).1. Bob told me a story. 2. Horses are an important part of history. 3. The… Read more1175. Practice with the Noun as an Object
Section A: Practice making these nouns into possessive nouns to show ownership.1. baby2. dogs3. children4. class5. babies6. book7. man8. team Answers:1. baby’s2. dogs’3. children’s4. class’s5. babies’6. book’s7. man’s8. team’s
Section A: Find the adjective in each sentence.1. My brother picked out a red car.2. Our family has three dogs.3. The new book is on your desk.4. A large tree fell in our yard.5. The broken machine won’t work.6. We… Read more1185. Practice with Adjectives
Section A: Find the adjective in each sentence.1. I found this stone at the beach.2. Those books need to be returned to the library.3. I found a letter with a Canadian stamp on it.4. Have you seen our dog?5. The… Read more1190. More Practice with Adjectives
Section A: Find the adjective in each sentence.1. The smaller dog is mine.2. Jan picked up the crying baby.3. Mom made the best dinner.4. John is angry.5. The boiling water is in the kettle.6. We had a shorter day today… Read more1195. More Practice with Adjectives
Section A: Change each noun to an adjective.1. fright2. help3. beauty4. plenty5. hope Section B: Change each adjective to a noun.6. sad7. full8. diligent9. righteous10. dark Answers:1. frightful2. helpful, helpless3. beautiful4. plentiful5. hopeless6. sadness7. fullness8. diligence9. righteousness10. darkness