English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
All college-level literary analysis essays are written in present tense. Let’s say you are writing an essay about The Great Gatsby. As you explain about Jay Gatsby and his world, you must use present tense sentences. Jay Gatsby is fascinated… Read more794. Highlight on Writing
When you write, it is important to maintain a consistent tense throughout your piece of writing. In other words, be sure to have the action happen all in one tense. Sometimes we tell a story in the present tense, like… Read more1039. Highlight on Writing – Consistent Verb Tense
I walk the dog. I go to school. These are two independent clauses. Right now they are of equal importance. If you join these two independent clauses using one of the FANBOYS, the two clauses will still have equal importance:… Read more9. Highlight on Writing – Order of Importance in Complex Sentences
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
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
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
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
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
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
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