Grammar answers to 42 questions

Like all English words, the use of "who's" and "whose" depends on the context. "Who's" is the contracted form of "who is", and is used to decipher who the performer of an action is. For example, "who's on the phone?"…

When it comes to whether or not to input a comma before the clause "such as", it is important to consider the context. Typically, commas are used before "such as'' in non-essential clauses. i.e. clauses that make up a part…

As a general rule, prepositions, conjunctions and articles are not capitalized in titles. These words are: "a", "an", "the", "and", "buy", "for", "nor", "or", "so", "yet", "after", "along", "around", "at", "by", "for", "from", "of", "on", "to", "with", and "without". Capitalize…

The use of either "anytime" or "any time" depends on the context of formal or informal use. "Any time" is used in formal contexts. You can check if it should be used as one word if you can substitute it…

The word "read", a homonym of "reed" belongs to the class of verbs known as irregular verbs, seeing as both the present and past tense are spelled the same way. The past tense of the word "read" is pronounced as…

This may sound complex but is easy to understand and use it. The imperfect tense is a verb tense that refers to the past, especially when giving descriptions of things that happened during that time. For instance, “She used to…

Less is commonly confused with fewer. They are comparative forms that are used differently based on the noun they are applied to. Less is used with uncountable nouns such as water, milk, and chemicals and so on. You cannot count…

Many writers have struggled with this before learning the best way to deal with punctuation quotation.  There are rules based on American and British English. However, he is a general rule you want to consider: Commas, periods, question marks, and…

Before defining what a dangling participle is, it is good to define the term participle. A participle is simply an adjective that comes from a verb. For instance a working husband. Therefore, working here is a participle used to describe…

Some people have often written affect while they wanted to write effect. This can completely change the intended meaning in the writing because: Affect is a verb written to imply change or impact. When used in a sentence, it should…

Its and it’s are probably among the most confused words in English. While they appear similar, they are completely different in their meaning. Here is the difference: Its – this is a possessive pronoun that means the quality of it…

There are four different types of questions in English grammar. Here they are with examples to help you understand them better: General Questions. These are questions that call for a Yes or No answer. The question relates to the entire…