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English Grammar Basics

Punctuation Mark

Punctuation marks are symbols that are used to aid the clarity and comprehension of written language. Some common punctuation marks are the period, comma, question

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Prefix & Suffixes

A prefix is a group of letters placed before the root of a word. For example, the word “unhappy” consists of the prefix “un-” [which means “not”]

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Compound Words

A aftereffect afternoon afterthought airbag aircraft airline airplane airport airtight angelfish another anybody anyhow anyone anyplace anything anytime anyway anywhere applesauce armchair armhole armpit arrowhead

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Adjective

quantity – few, no, one, two, three, four, little, several, many, all, some, every, each, … opinion – good, better, best, bad, worse, worst, wonderful, splendid, mediocre,

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PRONOUNS

PRONOUNS Pronoun as Subject Pronoun as Object Pronoun as Possessive Adjective Possessive Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun 1st Person Singular I me my mine myself 2nd Person

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Some Irregular Verbs

Verb Past Tense Past Participle awake awoke awoken be was/were been beat beat beaten become became become begin began begun bend bent bent bring brought

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A Lot vs. Alot vs. Allot

The English language is teeming with idiosyncrasies that can cause confusion, including differentiating between a lot, alot, and allot. Though these words all sound the same, a lot and allot mean totally

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Facts About Adjectives!

1. Adjectives are words used to describe things. Adjectives are used to describe things. Here are some examples: It is very hot in June. The boy ran quickly.

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Mixed Constructions

A mixed construction is a sentence with incompatible elements that begins with one type of structure and shifts to another type of structure. In these

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Parallelism

Parallel sentence elements in grammar are just like parallel lines in geometry: they face the same direction and never meet. More precisely, in grammar, it’s

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Passive Voice

The passive voice is often maligned by teachers and professors as a bad writing habit. Or, to put it in the active voice, teachers and

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Metaphors

A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true but helps explain an idea

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Similes

Let’s use this example to understand what a simile is: A simile is a phrase that uses a comparison to describe. For example, “life” can be described as similar

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Idioms

What’s an Idiom? Broadly speaking, an idiom is a widely used phrase that, when taken as a whole, has a particular meaning that you would

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