Prepositions of Time Exercises (With Printable PDF)

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Prepositions of Time Exercises (With Printable PDF)

Is it in the morning, on the morning, or at the morning? Should you say in the 80s, on the 80s, or at the 80s? Prepositions of time can be confusing. I usually use in for months, years, and other long periods, on for days and dates, and at for …

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Future Perfect Exercises (With Printable PDF)

All languages use tense to help describe whether an action is presently taking place, took place in the past, or will be taking place in the future. In the English language, there are different verb tenses to help explain the time an event is happening. The future perfect tense references …

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When To Use A Comma Before “Or”

“Or” is a versatile word that provides an audience with a choice between multiple ideas, actions, or items. It can be used before an independent clause or introduce a subordinate clause. It also can be used to list items. When using “or” in a sentence, you may have seen it …

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Participle Clauses – Usage, List of Examples & Worksheet

What is a participle clause? How is a participle formed? These might be the kinds of questions running through your mind. As an author and former editor, they’re definitely questions I’ve heard before. Participle clauses in English grammar allow us to be more informative without making complicated sentences. Let’s take …

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How to Use “Etc.” in Parentheses

When naming off items in a list, many people choose to include the abbreviation, etc., to help avoid creating long, rambling sentences. It quickly allows the reader to understand that other items in the list are related to one another and are not important to the overall understanding of the …

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Prepositions of Time – Usage, Examples & Worksheet

English grammar is considered easy to learn, but certain aspects need to be clarified. For example, the words that make up prepositions of time are identical to those that make up prepositions of location. But I’ll break down the differences between them. Let’s dive into some preposition examples and learn …

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Is There a Comma Before or After “Please”?

We all use “please” to add a degree of politeness to our speech, but do you know how to punctuate it? Some people use it with a comma, and some do not, but which way is correct? Actually, both depend on how you use it and what emphasis you want …

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Future Perfect Continuous Tense – Uses & Worksheet

All good writers know that verbs have tenses that show when the action or state of being occurs. For instance, all future tenses show future action. But what if it’s in the perfect continuous form? What is the future perfect continuous tense? I know it’s so easy to get all …

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Adverbs of Frequency – Rules, List of Examples & Worksheet

How often do you go to school? How frequently do you brush your teeth? Whatever your answers to these questions are, they are called adverbs of frequency. See what I did there? A frequency adverb or adverb of frequency describes the frequency of an action in a given period. I’ll …

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Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous Tense (With Worksheet)

Have you eaten sweets your whole life, or have you been eating sweets your whole life? I know, what’s the difference, right? It’s minor and hard to miss, but there’s actually a big difference between those two statements. This grammar issue is common among many English writers. Let’s discuss the …

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