August 16, 2021
English is a language spoken all over the world. During its long life and many adventures, it has picked up quite a few quirks. (Look, English, we love you, but you really need to decide if Y is a vowel or not.) Whether you’re new to learning English or have spoken it your whole life, there are always new things to learn. Here, we’ve gathered …
August 13, 2021
Nouns and pronouns are commonly used parts of speech that appear in almost all of our sentences. While they get the job done, sometimes you just want a little bit more sparkle and pizzazz. Would you rather take a vacation or a sensational vacation? Would you rather throw a party or a gigantic, outrageous party? Would you rather pet a kitten or a wicked, ghostly …
August 9, 2021
Adjectives are one of the most exciting parts of speech that we have. Without adjectives, you wouldn’t be able to tell your friends which movies are great and which are overrated. Adjectives also allow us to describe ourselves as being amazing, incredible, fantastic, and—of course—humble. Most importantly, adjectives let us explain the difference between funny memes and bad ones. Based on these indisputable facts, adjectives …
August 6, 2021
You can use adjectives to say a lot of different things. Thanks to adjectives, you can tell someone that you had an amazing birthday or that you ate a delicious meal. You can use adjectives to talk about your exciting vacation, your favorite movie, or even your little dog. Adjectives come in many different shapes and sizes, but many of them have something in common: …
August 5, 2021
It is a good idea to brush your teeth every day. It is good manners to be nice to each person you meet. When it comes to lions and tigers, you shouldn’t try to hug either one. Not only are these three sentences examples of good advice (especially the one about cuddling dangerous cats), but they all are examples of sentences that use adjectives. Adjectives …
August 4, 2021
We all have our favorite color. Your favorite might be blue. Your friend Nick might consider green to be his favorite color. Your other friend Akari might say that red is her favorite color. Or maybe they agree with you and both have blue as their favorite color, too. Regardless of who likes what, we all have a favorite that belongs to us. In our …
August 3, 2021
Grammar experts know that adjectives are words that we use to modify and describe nouns and pronouns. And if you know your adjectives, you know that they are usually comfortable sitting right next to their beloved nouns and pronouns. But did you know that there is a special name for the type of adjective that is located right beside its best noun or pronoun friend? …
Pop quiz! What flavor of ice cream is your favorite? Of all your friends, whose house is the biggest? Which forest animal are you most like? This might have been one of the easiest and silliest quizzes you have ever taken, but it also used adjectives in a unique way: to ask questions. Here is another question for you: do you know what type of …
August 2, 2021
Call yourself a grammar expert? Then you already know that adjectives are words that modify or describe nouns and pronouns. However, there is a certain type of adjective that isn’t too keen on the whole task of “describing” things. These adjectives are known as limiting adjectives. Limiting adjectives are much more interested in restricting a noun or pronoun than describing something about it. But don’t …
July 29, 2021
In grammar, we use adjectives to modify and describe nouns and pronouns. The words funny and blue are examples of adjectives. We also use participles to create some of the different verb tenses. The words jumping and tangled are examples of participles. Sometimes, though, the participles don’t want to be left out of the modifying fun and decide to act as adjectives. There’s a fun …
William is a very smart guy. He has studied Newtonian physics. He knows everything there is to know about Gothic architecture. He is well versed in European, Asian, and African history. However, William doesn’t know his grammar and can never use adjectives correctly. You don’t want to be like William. You want to be the grammar expert who tells him that adjectives are words we …
July 28, 2021
If you’ve studied grammar, you know that adjectives are words that we use to modify and describe nouns and pronouns. While there are many types of adjectives, right now we’re going to look at some really cool adjectives called demonstrative adjectives. What makes them so cool? Out of all of the adjectives, they are the masters of space and time! If that has piqued your …
