Grammar

Modifiers are words that help describe other words to better get across a point and are mainly used in describing a person, place, item, or event. However, modifiers cause much confusion within...

Modifiers are words that help describe other words to better get across a point and are mainly used in describing a person, place, item, or event. However, modifiers cause much confusion within...

There is a lot of confusion between the words cite, site, and sight and this article is to clarify each word.

English is the most spoken language in the world, so knowing it definitely adds to your communication skills and makes you more marketable business-wise as well. There are numerous ways to learn...

Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February, which hath but twenty-eight, Till Leap Year gives it twenty-nine. I tried to memorize that...

This quick-and-dirty guide should help you correctly cite your sources in MLA format. Please note that this guide does not involve the use of a citation generator, because citation generators are...

You and I... Me and you... She and I... Me and her... How do we know when to use "I", or when to use "me"? Here's the trick. It's easy, and almost impossible to forget.

When you give a book to a young child you're potentially sentencing the parent to hours of torture. How? It's the parents that truly suffer the agony of a bad kid's book when they're forced to...

The difference between "it's" and "its" is easier than you may think. Read the instructions below, and learn how to tell which it's/its is which.

The apostrophe is one of the English language's most frequently used and abused marks of punctuation. A simple trip to the grocery store may reveal signs that advertise "Tomato's" and...

To you, it may be common sense when to use these, but to some it may be more difficult. It is a common mistake, and if you don’t be careful you can fall into the trap of using the wrong “their”.

The most important thing any student can do to improve his/her chances on ANY test and to ensure success at school is to READ…READ…READ! You can support your child as a reader by helping him/her...

The most important thing any student can do to improve his/her chances on ANY test and to ensure success at school is to READ…READ…READ! You can support your child as a reader by helping him/her...

Written conventions, or grammar and spelling, can turn a great paper into a bloodbath of red int. To avoid this your child should have a general idea of what to look for in order to self-check an...

Many people who want to learn English grammar online are confused about how to use YOUR and YOU'RE. This article will make it all clear.

When writing eHow articles, titles for research papers, etc. sometimes, people tend to confuse which words should be capitalized and which ones should not be. Grammar school was a long time ago,...

If you are a teacher in California, taking and passing the CTEL (California Teacher of English Learners) Exam is the first step towards keeping your California teaching credential and keeping your...

A butcher paper barn is a great craft project for kids! Butcher paper is a thick, sturdy paper that usually comes in a roll. It is used by butchers to wrap meat. Find it for sale at grocery and...

Writing can seem like a daunting task to some, but with some organization and fore thought, you can produce a professional and even thought provoking essay.

Learn the secret to the most confusing punctuation mark, the semi-colon, from an actual college writing teacher, once and for all. This is the first and most straightforward advice on the topic.

Congratulations! You made it through the rough draft! Now it's time to fine-tune your work for the next step. I spent nearly ten years working on my suspense novel, “Shadows of the Past”;...

Whether you are writing for an assignment or writing for fun, you need to be able to write correctly for your target reader. I have written books for adults, pre-teens, and young children and...

“I have an idea, but I don’t know how to put it down on paper.” I must hear this statement at least once at every lecture I perform. Whether it’s writing a story, writing a full novel, or just...

Calculating your grade point average is easy to learn but you must know what your school basis GPA on. Many students like to determine their GPA before they get their report card or check grades...

At times it could be difficult to get children to read and even tougher to get them to love reading. Here is how my mom instilled a lifelong love for reading in me that has led me to writing.

The cursor on Microsoft Word blinks at you, taunting your thoughts. You have to write an essay, and you have no idea how. Somehow, in English class, you never really got it. If that's the case,...

Most children learn at a young age that spelling words in the English language can be tricky. As such, spelling bees are a popular event among students at local, state, and national levels. This...

Many words in the English language contain the "ie" or "ei" combination. Both students as well as professional writers are expected to know which ordering of those letters is...

When you think about the letter "A" in the English language, you probably think "oh that is just the first letter of the English alphabet". However the letter signifies much...

The weather is nice and it is time to get the kids outside. Build this easy outdoor miniature city for creativity-building pretend play with toy cars, animals and people. Model the city after your...

Many English teachers cringe when their students write their sentences in the passive tense. As a student it can be difficult to reconstruct your passive sentences especially when they sound as...

Finding a direct object is no trouble at all! Once you understand a few basic steps, you will be sailing through grammar.

Has anyone ever walked up to you, and while straining to keep a straight face, asked you to spell the word "irregardless?" The answer probably "No," but that only means that...

Good grammar and proper word usage are important for students at all grade levels, as well as all writers, both professionals and hobbyists. This article shows you the steps for determining...

Good grammar and proper word usage are important for both students as well as professional writers. With that in mind, this article shows you the steps for knowing which of these three commonly...

It is important for students as well as professional writers to have a good grasp of correct grammar and word usage. This article shows you the steps for knowing which of these three commonly...

Getting children involved with nature is fun and easy and this small experiment is a great start as it requires only things you should already have around the house! This experiment can...

English can be learned, like other subjects, from books. But, the learning curve is not nearly as steep when a variety of methods are used to teach young children English. Throughout my years of...

When you correctly spell copyright, which can be a difficult word in the English language, you will instantly appear ten times smarter! Well, maybe not, but the word copyright is often misspelled....

Learn when to use the indefinite articles "a" and "an" correctly. An article is basically a type of adjective describing a noun. There are "definite articles" and...

Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spelling, or different punctuation. Oftentimes, writers use certain homonyms incorrectly. Two of the most commonly misused...

Homonyms are words that sound the same, but whose spelling and meanings are different. The words there, their, and they're are used frequently, but often are used incorrectly. Learn the meaning...

It all started cuz I wanna be a Great Wrtr! I sent a articul to a wrtg cite, but they said their worried about my poor Gramma! They sent a book, must be fer Gramma, called "The Elements of...

Present participle or best known as the "ing" form helps you form all progressive tenses in English and from my experience I've noticed it is sometimes a challenge when it comes to...

In the grammar world, there is often confusion when using 's and s'. Whether you are a writer or someone who is simply filling out a job resume, this advice is very practical and extremely...

This article will show you ways you can motivate your child to read and they will enjoy it.

In elementary school, many students are taught that it is incorrect to start a sentence with the word "because." The reason why teachers perpetuate this "white lie" is because...

The apostrophe is a confusing punctuation mark for many people. It is very commonly misused, and some people even see it as merely a decoration in a sentence. Students as well as business...

It is important for students to have a basic knowledge of proper grammar. This is not only important for exams that specifically test the subject, but also for obtaining a higher-level job that...

It is important for students to have a basic knowledge of proper grammar. This is not only important for exams that specifically test the subject, but also for obtaining a higher-level job that...