English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
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
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
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?
This week we talked about the various forms of stop punctuation – punctuation designed to end one thought before another thought begins. A period, a question mark, an exclamation point, and a semicolon are all stop punctuation. A comma with… Read more159. Highlight on Writing – Using Stop Punctuation