English grammar explains how words, phrases, clauses, and sentences work together to express clear meaning. It includes parts of speech, verb forms, sentence structure, punctuation, and the rules that shape accurate communication.
Explore lessons on nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, phrases, clauses, sentences, verb tenses, and other essential grammar topics. Each section provides clear explanations, practical rules, and examples.
Participial phrases help add detail and variety to your writing, allowing you to combine actions and descriptions smoothly. Built around present or past participles, these phrases act like adjectives, modifying…
Dynamic verbs describe actions, processes, or events that involve movement, change, or activity. They are also called action verbs because they show what someone does rather than what someone is…
Some sentences don’t describe what someone does. They describe what someone is. That’s where predicate adjectives come in. A predicate adjective follows a linking verb and gives more detail about…
Participial adjectives are adjectives formed from verbs—usually ending in -ed or -ing—and they help us describe how someone feels or what causes a feeling. They’re often used to make writing…
When a sentence tells us more about the subject, not through an action, but through a definition or identity, it often uses a predicate nominative. This structure helps connect the…
In every sentence, the subject needs something to complete the thought. Something that tells us what the subject does or what it is. That part is called the predicate, and…
The complete predicate is the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or what happens to it. It includes the main verb along with all the words…
Sometimes a sentence needs more than one action to express a complete thought. Instead of repeating the subject, we use a compound predicate. It’s a structure that allows one subject…
A concessive clause is a type of subordinate clause that shows a contrast between two ideas. It introduces a condition or situation that seems to go against the result in…