TheGrammarGuide
Hello, Smoothians! Looking through some of the Roleplays on this website, I've come to notice a common misuse of grammar... in English, of course. So I've resolved to make a simple guide for commonly incorrect usages of words and a few other odds and ends. If a thread like this already exists, please feel free to lock or delete ♡
This will be added to and updated frequently.
This will be added to and updated frequently.
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Commonly Confused Word Usages
Their, There, They're
Their: Used to show possession.
That is their dog.
There: To show a place or location.
The school is over there.
They're: A contraction of "They Are"
They're going to the movies together.
Your & You're
Your: To show possession.
That is your camera.
You're: A contraction of "You Are"
You're acting rude.
Affect & Effect
Affect: Verb. To alter or change something.
You have affected my ability to concentrate.
Effect: Noun. The result of something.
The effects of Global Warming are alarming.
Its & It's
Its: Showing possession.
The bird looked at its reflection in the mirror.
Its toy was broken.
It's: A contraction of "It is".
It's a controversial subject.
It's very short.
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Parts of Speech
Noun
Noun: Person, Place, Thing, Idea. Anything that can be tasted, smelled, touched, seen, heard, or thought of.
The brown dog ran away quickly to the park.
Verb
Verb: The word or words that describe the noun or nouns of the sentence.
The brown dog ran away quickly to the park.
Complete Verb: The complete verb of the sentence is the verb and what it is doing.
The brown dog ran away quickly to the park.
Adjective
Adjective: The word or words that describe the noun.
The brown dog ran away quickly to the park.
Adverb
Adverb: The word or words that describe the verb.
The brown dog ran away quickly to the park.
Preposition
Preposition: Used with a Pronoun or Noun to show its relation to the rest of the sentence.
The little boy sat on the bench.
Interjection
Interjection: Showing exclamation.
Wow! Did you see that?
Conjunction
Conjunction: Used to join two words or phrases
She played the piano all night, but soon grew tired and retired to her bedroom.
Coordinating Conjunctions: and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet
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References to THIS website were made ♡
