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…
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Future Continuous Tense
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…
How to Use Commas
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…
Proper Use of Dashes
There are two types of dashes: the en dash ( – ) and em dash ( — ). When to Use the En Dash: 1.…
Subordinate Clauses
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…
Rules of Punctuation
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 English Sentences
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…
Fragmented Sentences
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…
How to Use Prepositions Properly
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.…
Word Repetition
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
Word Order in English Questions The word order in English questions is the same as in positive sentences: subject — verb (predicate) — object. The…
Run-On Sentences Rules
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…
Disruptive Modifier
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…
Proper Use of Pronouns
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…
Adverb Positions
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…
Comma Splice Rules
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…
Double Negative in English
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…
Common Grammatical Errors
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…
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