English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
When writing in MLA format, you must first set up some regulations on your computer. The computer should be set to double-space with one-inch margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. Set the font to Times New Roman, size… Read more492. MLA Format – Font, Spacing, Margins, and Header
Now that you have your document set up with Times New Roman size 12 font, double-spacing, a header, and one-inch margins, you are reading to begin typing your document. Be sure to click out of the header area (at the… Read more493. MLA Format – Heading and Title
MLA has certain expectations when you are using citations within your essay. An “in-text” citation is when you quote from a piece of writing other than your own. At the end of the quoted words, you must make a citation… Read more494. MLA Format and Citations
It’s important to make your writing interesting so that the reader will want to keep reading. One way to make your writing interesting is to start every sentence in a different way. Too much repetition makes the writing boring. Here… Read more581. Highlight on Writing – Sentence Beginnings
When writing a paragraph, you want to make your writing as interesting as possible. Writing is more interesting if you use a variety of sentence styles. Here are the three basic types of sentence structure: simple sentence – This sentence… Read more582. Highlight on Writing – Sentence Variety
When writing with active voice, the subject performs the action. Bob drives the truck.Mom baked a cake.Sarah opened her gifts. In passive voice, the subject does nothing. Instead, the action happens to the subject.The truck is driven by Bob.The cake… Read more583. Highlight on Writing – Active and Passive Voice
Section A: Decide if each sentence is active voice or passive voice. 1. The baseball was hit by Don.2. Mary rode her bicycle to school.3. John mowed the lawn last night.4. The groceries were bought by Mom.5. The team was… Read more585. Practice With Writing
Joining two connected thoughts with a semicolon is exactly the same grammatical form as joining two connected thoughts with a comma and one of the FANBOYS. These two sentence structures can be used interchangeably. So how does a writer know… Read more648. Highlight on Writing – Semicolon vs. Comma FANBOYS
Contractions are words that have been formed by combining two words together. When we bump the two words together, some letters are removed. An apostrophe goes into the place where the letters came out. The contraction means exactly the same… Read more679. Highlight on Writing – Contractions