Let’s Go Back to the Past – and Return to the Future with Good Grammar
Before spell-checkers, autocorrect, and predictive text, many schools were called grammar schools for a reason. Students were expected to understand...Grammar Literacy: Looking Back, Looking Forward
More than a century ago, grammar was a central part of the American school curriculum. Students learned the parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, and the rules of standard written...
Pronoun Understood: The Invisible Subject That’s Actually There
Quick question: What’s the subject of the sentence “Come here immediately”? If you said “there is no subject,” you’re close—but not quite right. The subject is actually you—it’s just invisible....
Title Demonstrative & Interrogative Pronouns: The Pointers and Question-Askers
Ever pointed at something and said “This is mine” or asked “Who did this?” Congrats, you’ve used demonstrative and interrogative...
Indefinite Pronouns: The Vague but Valid Subjects
Quick question: In the sentence “Everyone is coming to the party,” who exactly is everyone? Your roommate? Your entire contact...
Pronoun Subjects: The Stand-Ins That Run Your Sentences
Imagine having to say “Sarah went to Sarah’s car and Sarah drove Sarah’s car home” every time you talked about...
Noun Subjects: Your Sentence Needs a Subject (Yes, Even That Text You Just Sent)
Ever send a text that said “Is coming to the party tonight” and watch your friend reply “…WHO is coming?”...
Why High School Counts as One Subject (Not Two)
Pop quiz: In the sentence “The Empire State Building towers over Manhattan,” what’s the subject? If you said “Empire,” you’re...
Concrete, Abstract, and Collective Nouns—The Subject Squad
Here’s a fun fact: not all nouns are created equal. Some you can touch (like your phone, which you’re probably...