by Cole Salao
Proper punctuation helps your readers understand what you mean in your writing. It’s remarkable how these tiny marks, such as a comma or period, can completely change a sentence’s tone, meaning, and cadence. The question mark (?) is one of the most common...
by Yen Cabag
The simple present tense is one of the easiest verb tenses to master, because it has only two main uses. Its primary use is for talking about something in the present. But if you’re not aware of these main functions, you might be tempted to use the simple...
by Yen Cabag
Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that end in -self or -selves, and are used when the object of a sentence is the same as its subject. For example, in the sentence “She dressed herself,” the subject and object both refer to the same female person. The word “reflexive”...
by Yen Cabag |
Strong communicators know how to create lines that hit a point and stick with their audience. To achieve this, many writers and speakers use literary and rhetorical devices, including one called chiasmus. The good news is this is a skill you can learn in order to...
by Yen Cabag
A noun is a person, place, or thing. A common noun is a generic name, while a proper noun is the specific name of a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns should always be capitalized, no matter where they occur in a sentence. Because they serve as a...
by Yen Cabag
As one of the eight parts of speech, prepositions show the relationships that words have with each other in a sentence. For example, when someone asks, “Where’s the restroom?” you can say, “First door to your right,” so they can easily find it. When you ask,...
