Nouns are by far the largest category of words in English. They signify all kinds of physical things both living and inanimate. They also signify imagined things like ‘a ghost’; and ideas or c ...

The position of reflexive pronouns depends on the tense the sentence is in and whether it is a positive or negative sentence. Higher Tier - Reflexive verbs with reciprocal meanings are verbs where ...

All individuals want and need to be correctly identified. It is important that we as a community all use and model the use of correct gender and gender pronouns. Our goal is to create a safe and ...

This handout is available for download in PDF format. Active verbs are important components of any academic writing! Just as in other forms of writing, they work as engines, driving the action of your ...

One significant step towards fostering inclusivity is the practice of sharing pronouns. Pronouns are a fundamental aspect of identity, and respecting them is crucial for promoting a culture of ...

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Chomsky gave an inspiring lecture, his best lecture ever on universal grammar. Jane is very unhappy at MIT, because she has become interested in sociolinguistics. Add a subject and/or a tensed verb ...

A relative clause can be introduced by either a relative pronoun or a relative adverb. A relative clause can be restrictive or nonrestrictive (essential or nonessential) Restrictive relative clauses ...

A new study shows how individual brain cells in the hippocampus respond to pronouns. 'This may help us unravel how we remember what we read.' Read the following sentence: "Donald Trump and Kamala ...

A Virginia school board must fork over more than $500,000 to a former French teacher who was fired in 2018 for refusing to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns. The teacher ...