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  1. What Are Superlatives Adjectives And How Do You Use Them?

    July 12, 2021

    What Are Superlatives Adjectives And How Do You Use Them?

    Adjectives to describe and modify nouns and pronouns. The words smart, funny, happy, and outrageous are all examples of adjectives. Sometimes, however, these adjectives on their own are not enough. You might want to say that a joke is not only funny, but also so funny that no other joke can live up to it. Or you might need to say a shoe smells so …

  2. How to Use Active vs. Passive Voice

    July 8, 2021

    How to Use Active vs. Passive Voice

    In English, every sentence needs a verb. Verbs tell us what is happening or what someone or something is doing. As it happens, verbs generally come in two different “voices.” They are the active voice and the passive voice. The active voice tends to be more direct and appears in shorter sentences like We ate lunch. On the other hand, the passive voice tends to …

  3. What Is Active Voice And How Do You Use It?

    July 7, 2021

    What Is Active Voice And How Do You Use It?

    Sometimes, it’s best to take the direct approach. When we want to do this in grammar, we use the active voice. The active voice gets straight to the point and tells us who did what in both shorter sentences like I ran and longer ones like I carefully ran to the store in order to buy the last inflatable gorillas they had on sale. If …

  4. What Is Passive Voice And How Do You Use It?

    July 2, 2021

    What Is Passive Voice And How Do You Use It?

    The party was held by a generous celebrity. Delicious food was eaten. Songs were sung. Joy and fun was had by all!  Wow! Sounds like a fun party. But what’s going on in those sentences? Don’t they look … backwards? All of these sentences are written in what is known as the passive voice. The passive voice flips the script and begins a sentence by …

  5. 11 Common Types Of Verbs Used In The English Language

    July 1, 2021

    11 Common Types Of Verbs Used In The English Language

    On an average day, a lot of things can happen: people go to work. Kids study in school. Animals hunt for food. Friends talk to each other. All of these sentences express basic ideas about everyday events. However, we can also use sentences to express more complicated ideas: citizens can own property. People will chase their dreams to get what they want. Both our simple …

  6. What Is A Verb? Definition And Examples

    June 30, 2021

    What Is A Verb? Definition And Examples

    Look at the following sentences: I speak English. My sister has been teaching dancing lessons for decades. It will rain tomorrow. My window was hit by a baseball. All of these sentences give us different information about things that happened, are happening now, or will happen later. At the same time, all of these sentences contain an important type of word that is essential to …

  7. How To Write In The Subjunctive Mood

    June 30, 2021

    How To Write In The Subjunctive Mood

    Have you ever thought about what you would do if you won the lottery? If you ever win, it is important that you be responsible and not let wealth control you. Even after suddenly getting rich, it is important that a person remember that money isn’t everything. At the end of the day, though, you probably don’t need to worry about it. After all, if …

  8. What Is A Gerund? Definition And Examples

    June 24, 2021

    What Is A Gerund? Definition And Examples

    Sometimes, looks can be deceiving. Jumping to conclusions about things can land you in trouble. This is certainly the case when it comes to words we use in English. Take gerunds for example: they look a lot like verbs but they don’t act like them at all. In fact, they prefer to act like nouns. What gives? Gerunds come from verbs, after all, so why …

  9. How To Avoid Plagiarism And Prove Your Research & Writing Are Topnotch

    June 23, 2021

    How To Avoid Plagiarism And Prove Your Research & Writing Are Topnotch

    You have a term paper due in the morning and you just need a few more paragraphs to finally finish it and go to bed. You’re tired. You’re frustrated. You can’t think of anything else to say about the science behind bioaccumulation. So, what do you do? Do you look it up in the dictionary and decide to just copy and paste a paragraph or …

  10. What Are Modal Verbs? List And Examples

    June 22, 2021

    What Are Modal Verbs? List And Examples

    You can do a lot of amazing things on your smartphone. If you wanted to, you could watch a movie or learn how to speak French. At the touch of a button, you might post on Twitter or read about all the old memes people would share 10 years ago. Given all of the cool stuff we can do now, the possibilities are endless for what …

  11. What Are Phrasal Verbs? List And Examples

    June 22, 2021

    What Are Phrasal Verbs? List And Examples

    We’re all going to Disneyland! Yay! First, we need to line up some tickets. Then, we will need to pack up all of our stuff. Everybody will pile into the airplane, which will quickly take off. After we touch down, we’ll make for the amusement park and get up to all kinds of wacky hijinks! Before we leave, though, we need to stop and take …

  12. What Are Linking Verbs? List And Examples

    June 17, 2021

    What Are Linking Verbs? List And Examples

    Here are some neat facts: even though it lays eggs, an echidna is a mammal. Grass looks green because it has chlorophyll. Tadpoles lose their tails when they become frogs or toads. Let’s stop learning about nature for a moment and take a closer look at the verbs we used to state these cool facts. As you may know, a verb is a word that …

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