Parts of Speech
This kind of word generally describes (modifies) a noun.
The student's were all very interested in grammar.
What is "student's"?
What is a semicolon?
I ain't gonna lie, a lot of English teachers hate this non-standard contraction for "am not" or "is not".
What is "ain't"?
Even though we say "a university", we would use this word before "umbrella".
What is "an"?
The name for the part of speech that "the", "a", and "an" are.
What is an article?
Don't be so anxious about grammar that it effects your writing process.
What is "effects"?
These can be used too much (even though I like to use them), just like they are being used here (because they aren't really necessary).
What are parentheses?
This Gen Z lingo might be "cringe" now, but refers to a portmanteau of "fan" and "stalker".
What is a "stan"?
What is a conjunction?
It's the part of speech that "too" is in the sentence "I think I've eaten too much chocolate."
What is an adverb?
What is "is"?
This is what is different between "We have coffee, tea, and soda" and "We have coffee, tea and soda".
What is the "Oxford comma"?
What is "Pittsburghese"?
Since gender isn't binary (regardless of any executive order!), this word should replace the phrase "his or her" in the sentence "Each student should review his or her paper for any biased language."
What is "their"?
Sometimes found in a "junction", this part of speech typically connects two or more words, phrases, or clauses.
What is a conjunction?
Whomever likes to talk about grammar should see me after class.
What is whomever?
This could be the very bad result of forgetting a comma in the sentence, "Let's eat grandpa!"
What is cannibalism?
This is a variation on how some people might say "the committee is meeting" if they think of a committee as individuals, not a group.
What is "the committee are meeting"?
What is a sentence fragment?
No, it's not one of Santa's family members, but the unit of grammar that has a subject and a predicate (or verb phrase).
What is a clause?
With a bit of grammar knowledge, a writer can make less mistakes in writing, even if those mistakes are really very minor.
What is "less"?
This kind of "-ice" is not so nice in the sentence "I liked the rice, it had plenty of spice."
What is a comma splice?
This word in some varieties of English is a counterpart to "postpone", meaning to change a time or schedule to be earlier.
What is "prepone"?
This is a "fake" rule that says that "to boldly go" is grammatically incorrect.
What is a "split infinitive"?