Grammar Tips - Page 8
- Check Your Answers for Grammar Skills Test—StarterSo, you want to know what your English grammar level is? You’ve come to the right place. This post will cover the answers and...December 16, 2020
- A Grammar Lesson: Direct and Indirect ObjectsAn object is the part of a sentence that gives meaning to the subject’s action of the verb. For example: Alice caught the...May 22, 2019
Earliest Convenience: Is It Awkward to Use This Phrase?Your out-of-office email message says, “I’m away from my desk right now, but I’ll get back to you at my earliest convenience.”...September 22, 2017- What is a Gerund Phrase?A gerund phrase is a phrase consisting of a gerund and any modifiers or objects associated with it. A gerund is a noun made from...May 31, 2017
- What Is a Subordinate Clause?A subordinate clause is a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence; it merely complements a sentence’s main clause,...May 18, 2017
- Future Perfect Continuous TenseThe future perfect continuous, also sometimes called the future perfect progressive, is a verb tense that describes actions that...April 4, 2017
- Should I Use Will or Would in an If-Clause?Many writers wonder if it’s equally correct to use “will” or “would” in an if-clause. The short answer is no, but there are...March 28, 2017
- Sequence of Tenses–Grammar RulesThe rules governing verb tenses are dictated by logic; an action in the future obviously cannot happen before an action in the...March 28, 2017
- Qualifiers: Rules and ExamplesWhat is qualifier? A qualifier is a word that limits or enhances another word’s meaning. Qualifiers affect the certainty and...March 21, 2017
- Mixed ConstructionsA mixed construction is a sentence with incompatible elements that begins with one type of structure and shifts to another type...March 21, 2017