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These prepositions are used to show the time and date of events, activities and situations: e.g. at three o’clock. in June. on Monday. 9.2 Structure: At: at + particular time: dawn, midday, noon, night, midnight, nine o’clock etc.. e.g. at dawn. at + the + a particular time in a week/month/year: start/end of the week/month/year, [...]
A preposition is a word or group of words that shows the relationship–in time, space, or some other sense–between its object (the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition) and another word in the sentence: Allison put the bag in her locker. (“In” shows the spatial relationship between the verb “put” and the object of [...]
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. :: Personal Pronouns Personal pronouns are the most commonly used pronouns. Singular personal pronouns: I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it Plural personal pronouns: we, us, you, they, them Example: John baked a cake for Eileen = He baked it for her. :: Possessive Pronouns [...]
An adverb is a word or group of words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They come in three different classes: simple, interrogative, and conjunctive. Also see below for some common mistakes with adverbs. :: Simple Adverb A simple adverb is used as a simple modifier telling manner, time, place, degree, or number. Examples: [...]
Adjectives are words that are used to modify a noun. Example: green grass (the adjective “green” describes the noun “grass”) There are three kinds of adjectives known as the positive, comparative, and superlative forms, as in green, greener, greenest. Adjectives can be grouped into seven categories: nouns as adjectives adjectives that modify an object numbers [...]
When we want to show that something belongs to somebody or something, we usually add ‘s to a singular noun and an apostrophe ‘ to a plural noun, for example: the boy’s ball (one boy) the boys’ ball (two or more boys) Notice that the number of balls does not matter. The structure is influenced [...]
Case refers to how nouns and pronouns are used in relation to the other words in a sentence. The three cases are subjective, objective, and possessive. See below for a chart of pronoun cases. :: Subjective Case Subjective case is sometimes called the nominative case. A noun or pronoun is in the subjective when it [...]
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. :: Personal Pronouns Personal pronouns are the most commonly used pronouns. Singular personal pronouns: I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it Plural personal pronouns: we, us, you, they, them Example: John baked a cake for Eileen = He baked it for her. :: Possessive Pronouns [...]
Every noun can also be distinguished as count or mass (uncountable) . :: Countable Nouns Count nouns are nouns that can be quantified or counted with a number. A few examples: : Names of persons, animals, plants, insects, and their parts: a boy, a kitten, a rose, an ear, three boys, seven kittens, twelve roses, [...]
Nouns can be divided into two categories: common nouns and proper nouns. :: Common Nouns Common nouns name ordinary things that are not specific or important enough to be capitalized (except at the beginning of a sentence). Common nouns refer to any of a class of people, places, or things. Common nouns include most of [...]