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Simple Past Tense: How to Use It, With ExamplesTable of contents Forming verbs into the simple past tense How to make the simple past tense negative Asking a question in the...March 28, 2023
What Is the Oxford Comma (or Serial Comma)?The Oxford (or serial) comma is the final comma in a list of things. The Oxford comma is the one right after eraser. The use of...March 28, 2023
Is It “Bear With Me” or “Bare With Me”?The internet is full of incorrect spellings of homophones in expressions such as bear with me (vs. bare with me). The verb bare...March 28, 2023
The 8 Parts of Speech: Examples and RulesEvery word in English can be classified as one of eight parts of speech. The term part of speech refers to the role a word...March 28, 2023
Can vs. Could: Learn the DifferencePeople often use can and could interchangeably, even though the words have slightly different meanings. Luckily, the rules about...March 24, 2023
How to Use Conjunctive AdverbsConjunctive adverbs, like however or also, are transition words used to connect independent clauses or sentences by showing the...March 21, 2023
When to Use “Choose” vs. “Chose”Compared to other commonly confused words, like affect and effect or lose and loose, the rules for using choose vs. chose are...March 16, 2023
When to Use Over vs. More ThanIf you’ve ever dealt with an editor or teacher who always changes over to more than in your writing, you’re not alone. And you...March 9, 2023
Ampersand: Definition & ExamplesEver see that funny punctuation mark that looks like a music symbol? The ampersand (&) is an icon that means and. It’s often...March 2, 2023
Simple Present Tense: How to Use It, With ExamplesThe simple present is a verb tense with two main uses. We use the simple present tense when an action is happening right now, or...February 24, 2023