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- What Are Conjunctions? Definition and ExamplesWithout conjunctions, you’d be forced to express every complex idea in a series of short, simplistic sentences: I like cooking. I...May 15, 2023
A Guide to Noun ClausesA noun clause is a type of subordinate clause (dependent clause) that acts as a noun in a sentence. Most of the time noun clauses...May 10, 2023
How to Spell Out “40”: “Forty” or “Fourty”?How do you spell the number 40? This is some confusion about whether its forty or fourty, thanks in part to history, but in this...May 8, 2023
What Is an Adverb? Definition and ExamplesAn adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (“he sings loudly”), an adjective (“very tall”), another adverb (“ended too...May 8, 2023
Learn the Difference: “Miss,” “Mrs.,” “Ms.,” and “Mx.”The feminine terms Miss, Mrs., and Ms. and the gender-neutral term Mx., along with their masculine counterpart Mr., are known as...May 8, 2023
Past Perfect Tense: How to Use It, With ExamplesThe past perfect, also called the pluperfect, is a verb tense used to talk about something that happened before something else...May 8, 2023
How to Use “Was” vs. “Were” CorrectlyChances are, you’re familiar with one difference between was and were: the fact that was is the first- and third-person singular...May 8, 2023
The difference between “Whose” vs. “Who’s”: Definition and Use CasesWho’s is a contraction linking the words who is or who has, and whose is the possessive form of the pronoun who. They may sound...May 1, 2023
What Is an Adjective?Adjectives are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns: enormous, doglike, silly, yellow, fun, fast. They...May 1, 2023
Demonstrative Pronouns: Definition and ExamplesWhat is that!? The word that is a demonstrative pronoun, just like this! And these! And those over there! Demonstrative pronouns...May 1, 2023