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Grammar

Parts of speech: the noun

Welcome to grammar!Introduction to nounsTypes of nouns

Irregular plural nouns: base plurals and irregular endingsIrregular plural nouns: mutant and foreign plurals

Parts of speech: the verb

Introduction to verbsThe tensesLinking and helping verbs

Irregular verbsVerb aspect: simple, progressive, and perfectVerb aspect and modal verbs

Parts of speech: the pronoun

Introduction to pronounsPossessive and reflexive pronounsRelative pronouns

Subject, object, person, and numberIndefinite pronouns, pronoun vagueness, and emphatic pronouns

Parts of speech: the modifier

Introduction to adjectives and articlesIntroduction to adverbsAdjective order and commas with adjectives

Comparative, superlative, intensifiers, and adverbs of degree

Parts of speech: the preposition and the conjunction

Introduction to prepositionsTypes of prepositions and phrasesIntroduction to conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions and starting sentences

Punctuation: the comma and the apostrophe

Introduction to commasCommas in space and timeMore ways to use commas

Apostrophes and contractionsIntroduction to the possessiveIts vs. it's

Punctuation: the colon, semicolon, and more

Introduction to colonsIntroduction to semicolonsFormatting styles

Hyphens, dashes, and ellipses

Syntax: sentences and clauses

Introduction to sentencesTypes of sentencesSubjects and predicates

Phrases and clauses

Syntax: conventions of standard English

Subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent agreement Fragments and run-onsDangling modifiers and parallel structure

Usage and Style

Frequently confused wordsCommon expressionsStyle!

Staff picks

BONUS VIDEO | Singular They

Indefinite pronouns, pronoun vagueness, and emphatic pronouns

Adjective order

Adjective order and commas with adjectives

Intro to the comparative and the superlative

Comparative, superlative, intensifiers, and adverbs of degree

BONUS: "FANBOYS," a mnemonic song

Correlative conjunctions and starting sentences

Introduction to sentences

A brief introduction to grammar

Grammar is the collection of rules and conventions that make languages go. This section is about Standard American English, but there's something here for everyone.

A brief introduction to grammar

Grammar is the collection of rules and conventions that make languages go. This section is about Standard American English, but there's something here for everyone.

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