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  1. Past Perfect Continuous Tense: Rules And Examples

    Something amazing happened the other day. Two teenagers had been cleaning their garage for a while when suddenly a group of ninjas appeared! The teens were surprised, but they had been watching action movies for years, so they were prepared to do battle. As it turned out, the ninjas were actually a troupe of actors who had been looking for someone to direct them to …

  2. What Are Proper Nouns And How Do You Use Them?

    As you probably know, a noun is a word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. In English, there are many different types of nouns that we use to describe all of the people and things around us. When we want to refer to a specific person or thing, we use a type of noun known as a proper noun. You have more …

  3. Capitalization Rules: When Do Words Need To Be Capitalized?

    There are only a few rules of capitalization. They’re easy to remember. In English, capital letters are most commonly used at the start of a sentence, for the pronoun I, and for proper nouns. You should always capitalize the first letter of the first word in a sentence, no matter what the word is. Take, for example, the following sentences: The weather was beautiful. It …

  4. This List Of 100+ Adjectives By Type Is All You Need

    Adjectives are words that modify nouns and pronouns. There are 13 different categories of adjectives that describe the many different ways adjectives can be used in the English language. We have grammar guides to help you understand the difference between these, including 13 Types Of Adjectives And How To Use Them. Here we’ll focus on lists of these adjectives and quick tips on using them. …

  5. What Is A Present Participle? Definition & Examples

    Participles are useful words that can be easily confused with verbs. This is understandable, though, as participles often look identical to verbs and are derived from them. However, participles deserve their own time to shine because they can do a lot of jobs that verbs can’t. Right now, we will look at an especially helpful type of participle known as the present participle. A participle …

  6. “Has Been” vs. “Have Been”: When To Use Each One

    If you have been wondering if your grammar has been correct when it comes to has been, have been, and had been, you have come to the right place. In this article, we’ll break down the difference between these three verb phrases and explain how you can always know which one is correct to use. The word been is the past participle of the irregular …

  7. 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 …

  8. Common Grammar Mistakes You May Be Making

    It’s no secret that English is a tough and pretty weird language to learn. There are so many grammar rules and exceptions that even the best of us make mistakes every now and then. However, some grammar mistakes are more common than others. In fact, you might be making some simple grammar mistakes without even knowing it. To do our part in helping everybody become …

  9. When To Use Commas With Conjunctions

    Conjunctions are common and very useful parts of speech. The comma is a common, useful, and often confusing punctuation mark. So it should come as no surprise that these two grammatical chums often find themselves working together. But the comma—as it is often wont to do—has to make things difficult and only associate itself with some conjunctions some of the time. That darn comma seems …

  10. What Is A Relative Pronoun? Definition And Examples

    Time for some trivia! The reason that plants are green is a substance called chlorophyll. Tortoises, which are reptiles, can live for hundreds of years. Franklin Roosevelt is the president who is on the dime. Okay, that’s enough trivia for now, because we are now going to look at pronouns. You probably know pronouns replace nouns in sentences and do a lot of the same …

  11. What Are Helping Verbs? List And Examples

    Did you know that you can own a leopard in some states? It is true and has been for a while! It might sound fun to own a big cat but you may want to think twice about it. After all, you would need a lot of money and a lot of animal knowledge to properly care for one. To keep the leopards happy, we …

  12. What Are Concrete Nouns And How Do You Use Them?

    Take a moment to think about what you did yesterday. Did you talk to a friend? Did you eat breakfast? Did you leave your house? There is something that all of the words for the people, places, and things around you have in common: they are all nouns. In grammar, we use different types of nouns to refer to the many and varied people, places, …