English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
On and around are prepositions. A bird can sit on the ground.A bird can fly around the yard. But which preposition should you use with the verb center? Do you center on something? Or do you center around? There is… Read more104. Highlight on Writing: Center On or Center Around?
These three words all sound the same, but they mean very different things – and that can be confusing. Let’s take a close look at these three words and talk about some tricks for telling them apart. TwoThis is the… Read more87. Two, Too, and To
Contractions are words made from two words that have been pushed together and shortened. Contractions always have an apostrophe (‘) inside. The apostrophe replaces letters taken out of the two words. Certain contractions are similar to other words. Today we… Read more84. Easily Confused Words – Contractions
We know that certain adverbs are intensifiers.We can say I am hungry. Or we say I am very hungry. Very is an intensifying adverb that increases the intensity of the being hungry. It’s good to be more accurate by using… Read more79. Highlight on Writing – Word Choice With Intensifying Adverbs
Verb tense tells the reader when something is happening. Past tense verbs say the action already happened. Present tense verbs say the action is occurring right now. Future tense tells about things that will happen after right now. When we… Read more69. Highlight on Writing – Keep Verb Tense Consistent
Yesterday, we talked about using the present continuous tense. Present continuous tells about something that is happening continually right now. We use helping verb is, am, or are with an -ing verb to indicate present continuous tense. Today we will… Read more59. Gonna and Finna
Last week, we learned about action and linking verbs. Linking verbs connect the subject to a noun that renames the subject or to an adjective that describes the subject. Linking verbs give extra information about subjects. However, using too many… Read more56. Highlight on Writing- Avoid Overuse of Linking Verbs
This lesson will make you aware of two common pronoun mistakes. Try to eliminate these mistakes from your writing. Using pronouns correctly will give you more confidence as a writer. So here we go! Common Mistake #1 – Using the… Read more44. Common Mistakes With Pronouns
Adjectives are noun modifiers. Adjectives give specific information about the nouns in your writing. Adjectives make your writing more interesting. Adjectives bring your writing to life. The boy and his mother ate food at the restaurant. This sentence gives us… Read more34. Highlight on Writing – Using Adjectives
We have learned about three forms of the sentence: the simple sentence, the compound sentence, and the complex sentence. The sentence is perhaps the most important part of grammar; it’s the structure around which your writing is built. Picture it… Read more14. Highlight on Writing – Sentence Variety