Parts of Speech (abbreviated to PoS and sometimes called Word Classes) are the different categories of English words which all work in the same grammatical way: nouns, verbs, prepositions and so on.
This section has articles on all the different parts of speech.
Coordinating conjunctions are FANBOYS! Yes, FANBOYS is a mnemonic you can use to remember the seven coordinating conjunctions: for and nor but or yet so Coordinating conjunctions can connect words, phrases, and clauses. A coordinating conjunction joins two main (independent) clauses which are equally important and relevant. When you connect […]
We use the Continuous Verb Forms to talk about things which are happening over a period of time. With continuous forms we highlight the duration of an event. Note that sometimes we use the word Progressive instead of Continuous. Continuous forms usually talk about things which are happening for a […]
A conjunction (also known as connector or joiner) is a word used to join words, phrases, or clauses together to show their relationship in a sentence. There are 3 main types of conjunctions in English. Coordinating Conjunctions Coordinating conjunctions always join similar parts of speech, e.g.: subject + subject verb […]
Conjugation refers to the different form of a verb depending on how it is used and who uses it. Unlike many other languages, English conjugation is fairly straightforward and presents few problems. Regular Verbs This is the conjugation of a regular English verb, walk. infinitive walk present: I, you, we, […]
Nouns are words used to name objects, concepts, ideas, things and so on. We can classify nouns in different ways including dividing them into Concrete Nouns and Abstract Nouns. Concrete Nouns include: house banana football school Abstract Nouns include: love humor fear bravery belief Taking a look at the picture […]