English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
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
A direct object receives action from the verb. To put that another way, the direct object gets acted upon. Look at these sentences. The direct object in each sentence is the dark bolded word.Notice that each dark bolded word is… Read more198. The Direct Object is a Noun
An indirect object is one of those grammar pieces that seems confusing, but I can explain it in a simple way. The trick is to see the connection between an indirect object and a prepositional phrase. Here is a sentence… Read more199. Indirect Objects are Always Nouns
A simple sentence is one complete thought. A complete thought has a subject doing something. The dog barked.Josh rode a bicycle.We ate pizza for dinner. Each of these complete thoughts has a subject doing something. dog barkedJosh rodeWe ate You… Read more206. The Simple Sentence
We know that a simple sentence is a complete thought with one person or thing doing one action.Bob rode his bike.Bob is the subject. The action is rode. Simple sentences always express only one main thought, but that main thought… Read more207. Simple Sentence with a Compound Subject or Verb
We know that a simple sentence is one complete thought. A period should go at the end of the complete thought. When a writer uses a comma between two complete thoughts, we end up with a run-on sentence. Here are… Read more208. Avoid Run-On Sentences and the Comma Splice
We talked yesterday about a grammar error called a comma splice. It is a mistake to use a comma between two simple sentences. Each simple sentence is a complete thought and must end with a period. Comma splice error (run-on… Read more209. Use Comma and FANBOYS to Avoid a Run-On Sentence
Section A: Read each group of words. If the words tell a complete thought with a subject doing something, write SENTENCE. If the words do not tell a complete thought, write FRAGMENT.1. Over the roof of the house. 2. The… Read more210. Practice Simple Sentences
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