Grammar

Sometimes "some of" is used with a singular verb, and sometimes it is used with a plural verb. But do you know how to use it correctly? There are easy rules to help you, whether you...

Many English teachers want their students to find the object in a sentence. This is also called the direct object or the object of the verb. Not all English sentences have objects, but many do. ...

Many writers and English students are not sure how to use a comma with “and.” Sometimes you need it, and sometimes it is incorrect. However, there are some simple rules to help you know when to...

Both native and non-native writers of English have trouble using They're, Their, and There because the pronunciation is identical in each case. But if you learn what each one means, it will be...

A predicate nominative can seem intimidating until you find out that RENAMING is the name of the game!

Don’t mistake a word in an intervening phrase or clause for the subject of a sentence. The simple subject is never in a prepositional phrase. Make sure the verb agrees with the actual subject and...

Has your English teacher ever asked you to write a sentence using a transitive verb? Did your heart race and your hands get sweaty? No need to fear the verb! It's really a simple process to...

Voice is the form a verb takes to explain whether the subject performs the action or the action is performed upon the subject. An action verb is in the active voice when the subject t of the...

Virtually every native speaker of a language can use the correct grammatical forms and proper syntax without exp[licitly knowing what the grammatical terms are. Most people will recognize what...

In English the "ed" form of verbs can be tricky when it comes to spelling. I hope the following easy and clear rules will help you figure out the right spelling.

The English language is one of the hardest languages to learn. And I can see why. Words like life and live are so similar that oftentimes people confuse the two and use the wrong word in their...

Perfect Tense is used in languages to express an event that has been completed at a time in the past. It is called perfect because it is understood in the sense to be “complete”. The word...

Often when writing quickly it is fairly easy to overlook protocol in grammar and write a sentence as one speaks. This may cause one to write a sentence fragment. A ‘sentence fragment’ is an error...

In the area of grammar and linguistics of a language, there are basically two ways a language can be known. The first is ‘top down’, and this is when the person knows the language because he/she...

In English the subject comes before the verb in most sentences. This order is sometimes represented as Subject-Verb-Object (SVO). Some exceptions to this normal word order are discussed below

Learning to quote someone in Japanese is supremely easy. Part of the simpleness stems from the fact that direct and indirect quotes are structured the same way. So once you learn the basic concept...

In English sentences are written with a subject S, a verb V, and an object O. The subject and the object are both nouns. The easy way to understand this point in grammar is by remembering that it...

This guide will help improve your writing style.

This guide will help improve your writing style.