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Grammar Lesson: The Verb: The Fourth Part of Speech
The verb, the fourth of the eight parts of speech, is an action word. Since all good writing starts with strong verbs, ...
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Grammar Lesson: The Preposition: The Sixth Part of Speech
The preposition, the sixth part of speech, is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or a pronoun) and ...
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Grammar Lesson: Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions: The Seventh Part of Speech
The Coordinating Conjunction The conjunction, the seventh part of speech, connects words or groups of words. In the ...
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Grammar Lesson: The Interjection: The Eighth Part of Speech
The interjection, the eighth part of speech, expresses strong emotions or feelings. Often found at the beginning of a ...
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Grammar Lesson: The Apostrophe
Here are useful rules for the apostrophe. Learn them well, and use them in your writing. Use an apostrophe to form ...
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Grammar Lesson: The Colon and Semicolon
The Colon Use a colon (:) to introduce a list or series of items. You should have the following books and ...
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Grammar Lesson: What Good Writers Do
Good writers utilize effective sentence starters to interest their readers. You can do the same. By using different ...
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Grammar Lesson: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
A transitive verb is an action verb that has a direct object. Remember that a direct object (a noun or a pronoun) ...
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Grammar Lesson: Italics, Hyphens, and Brackets
Use italics (or an underline) for the titles of the following: books (Brain Games) comic strips (Pogo) ...
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Grammar Lesson: Sentences, Fragments, and Run-On Sentences
A sentence can be a word (Stop!) or a group of words that must contain a subject (doer), a verb (action), and a ...
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Grammar Lesson: Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
Regular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs To show how they differ in degree or extent, most adjectives and adverbs ...
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Grammar Lesson: Literary Passages
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea Here is the opening passage from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, a novel ...
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Grammar Lesson: Types of Sentences By Purpose
Sentences have different purposes. Some make statements. Some ask questions. Others give commands, and still others...
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Grammar Lesson: Comma Use Study Guide
After reviewing this study guide, test your comma knowledge with these practice activities: Grammar Lesson: Comma Use...
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Renga: The Art of the 'Linked Poem'
There many types of poetry for kids (and adults), but few are as fun and free as renga. Learn how to write renga poetry....
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Grammar Lesson: Active and Passive Voices
Voice is a verb form that indicates if the sentence's subject performs or receives an action. There are two types of...
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Grammar Lesson: Complete and Simple Predicates
A complete predicate is the main verb (action) along with all of its modifiers. The complete predicate is italicized...
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