Search Results for: nouns

Direct and indirect objects

January 22, 2014 -

The direct object is the receiver of the action mentioned in the sentence. John hit the ball. (Direct object: the ball) Be careful to distinguish… Continue reading

Determiners, articles and possessives

January 16, 2014 -

You will definitely have noticed those little words that precede and modify nouns. They are of three types: determiners, articles and quantifiers. Articles will tell… Continue reading

How to write complex sentences

January 12, 2014 -

A complex sentence consists of one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses joined together with the help of subordinating conjunction(s). Two clauses connected… Continue reading

Kinds of determiners

January 8, 2014 -

There are different kinds of determiners. Articles – a, an, the Possessive pronouns – his, yours, theirs, ours, whose etc. Numbers – one, two, three… Continue reading

Showing contrast and cause

December 17, 2013 -

If you repeat the same words and structures, your writing will become monotonous. Good writers always make a conscious effort to avoid repeating vocabulary within… Continue reading