English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Always italicize the title of a movie.We went to the theater to see Star Wars: The Lost Generation.I enjoyed watching Frozen with my nieces. Also italicize the title of a play. Our school did a performance of My Fair Lady… Read more908. Use Italics for Titles of Movies, Plays, and Television Shows
The names of ships are always italicized.The Arizona was sunk in Pearl Harbor in 1941.My grandfather helped build the HMS Frolic. Names of spacecraft should also be italicized.Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon. The Challenger… Read more909. Use Italics for Names of Ships, Spacecraft, and Aircraft
The apostrophe (‘) along with an s shows possession. Dad has a car. It is Dad’s car.Mom has a job. It is Mom’s job. Betty has a dog. It is Betty’s dog. Adding the apostrophe and the s shows possession…. Read more926. The Apostrophe – Showing Possession
Use an apostrophe (‘) to show ownership with a plural noun. One child. The child’s grandmother is with him. Two children. The children’s grandmother is with them.One woman. The woman’s car is in the garage.Two women. The women’s cars are… Read more927. The Apostrophe – Plural Possessive Nouns
Pronouns showing ownership do not use an apostrophe.his, hers, ours, theirs, yours, itsThese pronouns all show possession or ownership. All end in an s. However, we don not use an apostrophe with these possessive words.The dog is hers.The bike is… Read more928. Possessive Pronouns
Use an apostrophe with s when writing the plural form of letters and numbers.I have two E’s in my last name.My license plate number has three 4’s in it. Use an apostrophe s when writing the plural form of letters… Read more929. Using Apostrophes with Plural Letters and Numbers
An interrogative sentence is an asking sentence. Because an interrogative sentence asks a question, it always ends with a question mark. An interrogative sentence can ask who?Who is knocking at the door? An interrogative sentence can ask what? What did… Read more957. Sentence Purpose: Interrogative Sentence
An exclamatory sentence shows excitement, fear, or surprise. An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation point (!). Exclamatory sentences showing excitement:Look at that big horse!We won the championship! Exclamatory sentences showing fear: Look out for the falling tree!The house is… Read more958. Sentence Purpose – Exclamatory Sentence
The comma is a piece of punctuation used to separate or set off certain things in a sentence. Once use of the comma is to separate the day and the year when writing a date. Today is August 4, 2025…. Read more1101. Using the Comma – in a date
When writing a friendly letter, you use a comma in the greeting and the closing.At the start of a letter, you write Dear Mom, or Dear Grandpa, as a greeting before continuing the letter. At the end of the letter,… Read more1102. Using the Comma – in a friendly letter