Future Perfect Continuous Tense
What is It? Uses will have been + a verb in the present tense (present particle) or am/is/are + going to have been + a…
What is It? Uses will have been + a verb in the present tense (present particle) or am/is/are + going to have been + a…
What is It? Using will/won’t + be + verb (present particle) when you want to say an action will be in progress in the future…
The general rule for commas is that we use them to make reading more understandable by separating parts of a sentence so that readers don’t…
There are two types of dashes: the en dash ( – ) and em dash ( — ). When to Use the En Dash: 1.…
What’s the Difference Between Independent and Subordinate Clauses? English sentences can exist in the form of both independent and subordinate clauses. An independent clause is…
Period (.) End a sentence. Example: I love you more now. Question Mark (?) – End a sentence and show a question/inquiry. Example: Have you…
Word Order in Positive Sentences The basic rule of English syntax for positive sentences is that between a subject and an object of a sentence…
How to Recognize a Fragment? A fragment is a sequence of words that begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark: usually…
What are Prepositions Needed for? Prepositions are parts of a sentence needed to connect nouns, noun phrases, or pronouns to other parts of a sentence.…
What is Wrong about Repetition? “Word rep.” is supposedly one of the most frequent comments left by teachers on papers submitted by their students. Though…
Word Order in English Questions The word order in English questions is the same as in positive sentences: subject — verb (predicate) — object. The…
What is a Run-On Sentence? Students who study English as a second language rather often face the problem of long sentence lengths. Sometimes the sentences…
What is a Disruptive Modifier? It is a modifier (a word or phrase that enhances other words) placed in the wrong place. However, it is…
Types of Pronouns Subjective pronouns Pronouns that are the subject of a sentence are called subjective pronouns. They can be used to rename the subject…
What is an Adverb? Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or even other adverbs by indicating when, why, where, or how something happened; in…
What is a Comma Splice? A comma splice is a poor attempt to join two independent clauses in a sentence with just a comma. An…
What is a Double Negative? A double negative is a grammatical construction formed from the negative form of a verb (e.g. cannot, do not) with…
Though English grammar is an extremely vast subject to make generalizations and summaries about, practice shows that many students tend to make similar mistakes from…