A sentence is defined as a group of words containing a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. If any of these elements is missing, then the group of...
Parallelism is achieving balance in sentences. When you present similar points in a sentence, those points should have similar structure. This means t...
Adjectives and adverbs are the words we use to describe. Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns and adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adve...
Adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases are all part of a group of words, clauses, and phrases that are modifiers. Modifiers describe nouns, pr...
Verbs are one of the essential ingredients in the creation of sentences. Verbs tell the reader when something occurs through the use of tense. Tense i...
You have already studied in Chapter Ten the four main verb forms. These verb forms are combined with helping verbs to create tenses other than the sim...
Once you have decided whether to write in the present tense or the past tense, you must remain consistent. You cannot shift tenses in the middle of a ...
Subjects and verbs have to agree with each other in number. It is not acceptable to mix a plural subject with a singular verb or vice versa. Singular ...
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. The noun that has been replaced is referred to as the antecedent for that pronoun. Pronouns must agree with ...
Consistency in pronoun use refers to the point of view you are writing from. There are three points of view: first person, second person, and third pe...