It’s or Its? Posted by heather on Feb 18, 2012
If you spend a decent amount of time on Facebook, then you may have seen some of the posts about grammar that tend to make the rounds. Often these posts are sentences that highlight a regularly misused or misunderstood word, punctuation mark or grammar rule. For example, “Let’s eat Grandpa! vs Let’s eat, Grandpa! (Commas, they save…
Little Debbie Snacks Posted by Gabriele on Feb 17, 2012
Most children in the United States eat their lunches at school everyday, this is opposed to children around the world who go home for lunch and then either stay at home because their school day is over or return to school for more instruction after lunch. Because children in the United States eat their lunch…
Foodie Time Posted by Gabriele on Feb 16, 2012
I have a confession* to make: I am a “foodie.” This is one reason you will see me post information about food, generally “American” food, and recipes periodically on this blog. I love food and all things food related! In fact that is the definition of a foodie. A foodie is a person who wants…
Happy Valentine’s Day Posted by Gabriele on Feb 14, 2012
Today, February 14th, is celebrated as Saint Valentine’s Day in the United States. Saint Valentine’s Day, more often simply referred to as ‘Valentine’s Day’, is a holiday celebrating love and affection between romantic couples. This holiday has its origins in Christianity, though today it is a holiday celebrated by people of all religions in the…
Gerunds: What Are They and How Can You Identify Them? Posted by Gabriele on Feb 13, 2012
Simply put, a gerund is a noun formed by taking a base verb and adding the suffix* –ing. Gerunds are very easy to make: you just add –ing to the base form of a verb, for example: give + ing = giving. It is important to remember though that gerunds aren’t verbs; they are nouns. …
The American Interstate Sytem and Cross-Country Travel Posted by Gabriele on Feb 12, 2012
I have moved my whole life. I moved across country* for the first time when I was 3 months old and since that time I have made three more cross-country road trips. Long distance road trips, like those involved with moving across the country, are very common in the United States. I’m sure you have seen…
Statements and Questions Posted by heather on Feb 11, 2012
Statements can be changed into questions. When we convert a statement into a question, we have to make some changes. One way of doing this is to change the word order by putting the verb at the beginning of the sentence and then adding a question mark at the end, like this: “He is interested…