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,...
by Yen Cabag
When you read poetry, you might notice the rhyme and musicality of the piece, particularly when it repeats certain sounds over and over. For example, the tongue twister “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper” grabs our attention and is fairly easy to...
by Kaelyn Barron |
Students are often given the assignment of writing a rhetorical analysis, in which they must analyze how a speaker makes an argument, and evaluate whether or not they do so effectively. However, this practice is useful not only for students, but for all of us who want...
by Yen Cabag |
When you want to show that someone or something owns another thing, you use the possessive case. Nouns and pronouns can be written in the possessive case. For nouns, this usually involves adding ’s to the end of the noun, but there are also have other rules,...
by Kaelyn Barron |
To write a nonfiction book that changes lives, you must address your readers’ needs or problems by giving them the tools and information they need to succeed. This means your writing must be clear, relatable, and comprehensive. However, sometimes even all that...
