Wondering when to use a hyphen? It gets tricky, and there's considerable debate over certain words, but these rules will guide you to proper hyphen usage. By Jenney Cheever |
Knowing the types of nouns will help kids avoid common mistakes in written and spoken language. Use this quick guide to identify the noun types and their proper usage. By Jenney Cheever |
What is a preposition? If you see words describing time or place, there's a very good chance that they're prepositions. By Jenney Cheever |
What is an adverb? Help your child learn to identify this part of speech and what it does in a sentence. By Jenney Cheever |
What is a verb? If you see words that deal with action, you're looking at verbs. By Alice Langholt |
The first step to learning about comma use is understanding the structure of simple sentences. By Julie Freydlin |