Category: Punctuation
29. Possessive Nouns
Nouns that show ownership are called possessive nouns. When you own something, you possess it. That’s why we call these possessive nouns. To show that a noun owns something, we add apostrophe -s (‘s) like this: I rode Tom’s bike…. Read more29. Possessive Nouns
36. Pronouns Take the Place of Nouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. A pronoun replaces a common noun or a proper noun. Personal pronouns usually take the place of a person’s name. Here are the personal pronouns: I, me, he,… Read more36. Pronouns Take the Place of Nouns
38. Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns take the place of nouns. Possessive pronouns take the place of possessive nouns.A possessive pronoun shows ownership, just like a possessive noun shows ownership. Here are the strong possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, itsEach of these… Read more38. Possessive Pronouns
39. More Possessive Pronouns
Yesterday, we talked about the strong possessive pronouns. They stand alone in place of a possessive noun. Today we will talk about the weak possessive pronouns. Weak possessive pronouns are also called possessive adjectives. Here is a list of weak… Read more39. More Possessive Pronouns
81. “Not” is an Adverb – A Look at Contractions
The word contract means to shrink up or reduce to a smaller size.In English, a contraction is a word that has been shortened by making two words into one. Look at this sentence: They are not playing volleyball.We can push… Read more81. “Not” is an Adverb – A Look at Contractions
82. More Contractions
A contraction is a shortened version of two words that were bumped together. When two words get bumped together into one word, letters get knocked out and an apostrophe (‘) takes the place of the missing letters. We talked yesterday… Read more82. More Contractions
83. Contractions With Have and Had
Yesterday we talked about contractions made with pronouns and helping verbs will, am, and are. Contractions can also be made with pronouns and the helping verbs have and has (present tense). I have = I’veyou have = you’vewe have =… Read more83. Contractions With Have and Had
86. More Confusing Contractions
Last week, we talked about contractions that can be confused with other words. Here are some more contractions that might be confused with other words. we’ve and weaveWe’ve is a contraction. We’ve is a shortened version of we have.Use we’ve… Read more86. More Confusing Contractions
141. Using Commas With Numbers
A comma is a punctuation mark used show a pause or a separation. ( , ) In a very large number, we put a comma after every three places. The first three places of a number are still 100’s. Once… Read more141. Using Commas With Numbers
