A word composed of two other words. Examples include: Crime reporter fortune-teller scarecrow. As the example show, the two words that form the compound are sometimes written separately, sometimes linked…
A sentence with two or more main clauses joined by a COORDINATING CONJUNCTION. Example of compound sentences are: Then he came in and she sat down quickly. MAIN CLAUSE COORDINATING…
A sentence with a MAIN CLAUSE and at least one SUBORDINATE CLAUSE introduced by a SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION. Example of complex sentences are: She told him that she did not play…
A clause component that completes an earlier part. Clauses can have a SUBJECT COMPLEMENT: It is a shy forest animal. SUBJECT VERB SUBJECT COMPLEMENT. Or an OBJECT COMPLEMENT: It made…
 If the word ends in a consonant, add -er (quick becomes quicker).  With words of one syllable with a short vowel sound and ending with a single consonant,…
The form of an adjective that is used when comparing things. For example: He is taller than me. The comparative is formed in different ways according to the length of…
Noun can be divided into two groups, common nouns and proper nouns. Proper nouns are those that refer to people, places, and things that are unique, for example Manchester and…
This punctuation mark has the following uses:  To separate the items in a list: … tens of thousands of them: Christians, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs.  To place a section…