Baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie: three words near and dear to many American hearts. Actually, the words have more…
Adjectives
If you want to add a little spice and flair to your writing, adjectives can make a dull sentence come…
Contractions
One of the hallmarks of good writing is clarity. Unless you’re a fiction writer who specializes in lengthy convoluted prose,…
Conjunctive Adverbs
The role of a conjunction is rather straightforward. Its job is to connect. Conjunctions are used to link words, phrases,…
Homophones
Have you ever wondered which variation of the word “bear” to use in a sentence? “Bear” can mean to carry…
Demonstrative Pronouns
Pronouns can be a tricky. There are so many of them plus they fall into different categories and have different…
Helping Verbs
In most cases, the words in sentences need a little help in order to make the intended meaning crystal clear.…
Linking Verbs Explained
Verbs come in all shapes and sizes. Some show action and some do not. Some describe or rename the subject…
Regular Verbs
There are so many types of verbs it might be helpful to review just exactly what a verb is. A…
Subject Verb Agreement
Subject Verb agreement can be tricky for many people. As a matter of fact, one of the common comments teachers…
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Read the following sentences. The batter hit the ball. The bird sang. What is the difference between the two verbs…
Verb Conjugation
Few things in grammar class cause an eruption of groans as when it’s time to conjugate verbs. All the rules…
Irregular Verbs
In the English language verbs have different forms or tenses. There is the present tense, the simple past tense and past…
Verbs Overview
It’s been said that verbs are king and when it comes to expressing meaning in a sentence that certainly seems…
Action Verbs
When it comes to the most versatile part of speech in a sentence, you could say verbs rule. You can…
Proper Nouns
When you think about it, nouns, along with verbs, form the basic structure of the English language. After all, a…
Common Nouns
If you’re a teacher, tutor, student or parent trying to catch up on a few grammar rules, the following information…
Abstract Nouns
We all communicate with abstraction at times. Though abstract nouns don’t convey things we can experience with our senses –…
Plural Nouns
Creating the plural forms of nouns can be a little tricky. The good news is once you learn the rules,…