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Adjective, Adverb, Clause, Comma, Conjunction, Contraction, Past, Period, Preposition, Present, Question, Statement, Subject, Verb
Negative sentences A negative in a sentence gives the opposite of the statement. (The book is here. >> The book is not here.) noIn most instances, using two negatives in a sentence creates a … [Read more...] about Negatives
Apostrophe, Clause, Conditional, Contraction, Future, Negative, Noun, Past, Present, Pronoun, Question, Subject
English verbs use helpers (auxiliary verbs) to create tenses other than simple present and past. The helping verb "do" is used to create questions. Other helping/auxiliary verbs identify … [Read more...] about Helping verbs
Simple Past tense In English past tense, regular verbs do not change their form according to the subject. The past tense refers to something that happened and was completed before now. Most … [Read more...] about Verbs: Regular Past Tense
Contraction, Ending Mark, Negative, Past, Present, Statement, Subject, Verb
Questions In writing, a question ends with a question mark ("?"). ?In speech, most types of questions raise the voice at the end. Yes/No questions Many questions are … [Read more...] about Types of Questions
Simple future tense The simple future tense makes a statement of something to happen that has not yet happened or is not happening. It can be a generalization or a description. The future tense of … [Read more...] about Verbs: Future Tense
Simple Present tense The present tense refers to something happening now. In English, regular verbs do not change their form according to the subject, except the third person singular (“he,” “she,” … [Read more...] about Verbs: Regular Present Tense
Adjective, Adverb, Apostrophe, Conjunction, Contraction, Noun, Past, Possessive, Preposition, Pronoun
Words often confused a while/awhile “A while” is a period of time. “While” is a noun. It can serve as the object of a preposition (“in a while,” “after a while”). “Awhile” is an adverb … [Read more...] about Word Pairs 2
