A phrase is a sequence of grammatically related words without a subject and a verb. There are several types of phrases: Noun Phrase: The young child walked ahead. Verb Phrase: The parents had been worrying about where their child had gone. Prepositional Phrase: By 3:00 am on Black Friday, the lines into the mall reached across the street. Gerund Phrase: Playing […]
Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns. They may come before (The cute kitten is sitting on the chair.) or they may come after (The kitten is cute.) the word they describe. Adverbs are words that describe everything but nouns and pronouns. They describe adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs. Adverbs answer the questions how, when, or where. The adverbs that […]
Semicolons have two major functions in English grammar. The first function is to separate two independent clauses as in “I thought I would be able to maneuver around the deer blocking the road; I was sadly mistaken.” The second function of the semicolon is to separate items in a list that are already set apart […]
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