Articles Index - page 2
The Present-Perfect Tense: Using "Has" and "Have" with the Past Participle
Once you understand how to form the past tense of regular verbs, you shouldn't find it difficult to use verbs in the present-perfect tense. All you'll need to add is an auxiliary verb--"has" or "have."
Arranging Prepositional Phrases
Here we'll consider how to arrange prepositional phrases effectively--and, at times, how to condense or even eliminate them to cut the clutter.
Adding Prepositional Phrases to the Basic Sentence Unit
Acting like adjectives and adverbs, prepositional phrases add meaning to the nouns and verbs in a sentence.
Sentence Building With Coordinators
In this exercise you will apply the strategies introduced in "Coordinating Words, Phrases, and Clauses."
Correcting Phrase Fragments
This exercise will give you practice in writing clear, complete sentences by correcting unnecessary phrase fragments.
Practice in Using Appositives
As we've seen, an appositive is a word or group of words that concisely identifies or renames another word in a sentence. These exercises offer practice in using appositives effectively.
"The Artistic Side of Grammar," by Darryl Bishop
Guest writer Darryl Bishop suggests ways to "make the connection between grammar and art."
Building Sentences with Absolute Phrases
Among the modifiers that are used to add information to sentences, the absolute phrase may be the least common but one of the most useful.
Building Sentences with Adverb Clauses (part three)
Here we'll practice building and combining sentences with adverb clauses.
Sentence Building with Appositives
Additional practice in building and combining sentences with appositives.
Relative Pronouns and Adjective Clauses
Here we'll focus on the five relative pronouns that are used in adjective clauses.
Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Adjective Clauses
Here we'll learn to distinguish between the two main types of adjective clauses: restrictive and nonrestrictive.
Subjects, Verbs, & Objects
Here you will learn how to identify and use subjects, verbs, and objects--which together form the basic sentence unit.
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