Noun phrase and prepositional phrase -2014 - Grammar short lessons

A phrase is a group of words that does not include a subject and verb. Note that if the group of words contains a subject and a verb, it is considered as a clause.

A phrase doesn’t make complete sense, but it must still make some sense.

Using do and make -2014 - Grammar short lessons

The words do and make are often confused. They have very similar meanings; however, there are some differences as well. In this lesson, we will explain the correct usage of do and make. Examples of common standard expressions with do and make are also given.

Prepositions: some problems areas -2014 - Grammar short lessons

A preposition is word used to describe the relationship between other words in a sentence.

Prepositions are almost always combined with other words. In grammars, these structures are called prepositional phrases.

Rules of parellelism -2014 - Grammar short lessons

Unskillful writers do not always follow the rules of parallelism. They are worried that if they repeat clauses and phrases of the same kind, their writing will be monotonous. That is not true.

Classification of verbs -2014 - Grammar short lessons