The gerund phrase includes the gerund and the object of the gerund or any modifiers related to the gerund. [In the following examples, the gerund is bold and the gerund phrase is underlined.] Flying above the lake at this time of night seems a … [Read more...]
Phrases: Participial
The participial phrase includes the participle and the object of the participle or any words modified by or related to the participle. [In the following examples, the participle is bold and the participial phrase is underlined.] The car … [Read more...]
Phrases: Prepositional
The prepositional phrase includes the preposition and the object of the preposition as well as any modifiers related to either. A list of common prepositions: above across after* against among around at according … [Read more...]
Conjunctive Adverbs
Conjunctive adverbs are not true conjunctions, but these adverbs often function as conjunctions in joining two independent clauses. They serve as transitional devices between one main thought and another. Common Conjunctive … [Read more...]
Conjunctions: Correlative
Correlative conjunctions work only in pairs: either/or Either go to bed early this evening or stop complaining about being tired in class. Both words make up the correlative conjunction. Alone EITHER is an indefinite pronoun and OR is a … [Read more...]
Conjunctions: Subordinating
Subordinating conjunctions introduce dependent (subordinate) clauses and join the dependent clause to the independent or main clause in a sentence. (A dependent clause has a subject and verb, but it depends on the independent clause for context and … [Read more...]
Conjunctions: Coordinating
A coordinating conjunction connect words, phrases or clauses that are of equal importance or have the same grammatical structure within a sentence A coordinating conjunction may connect compound subjects. Economists and policy-makers argue … [Read more...]
Conjunctions
Most simply, conjunctions connect things. They allow us to make longer more complex sentences. There are four types of conjunctions: A coordinating conjunction connects a word, a phrase or a clause of equal weight. (For, And, Nor, But, Or, … [Read more...]
Adverb vs. Prepositions
Words that are sometimes prepositions can act as adverbs. A preposition requires an object. An adverb does not. A single word acting as an adverb answers where, when, how or to what degree about the verb. If you want to see the eclipse, you … [Read more...]
Prepositions
Prepositions are small words such as "with" and "into" that themselves are difficult to define in words. Suffice it to say that prepositions create a relationship between other words in a sentence by linking phrases to the rest of the … [Read more...]
