Elizabeth O'Brien

Grammar is a subject that fills many of us with frustration, but it doesn't have to. I'll help you teach and learn grammar the easy way—with sentence diagrams!

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Diagramming sentences makes it easy to see how the parts of a sentence are related. http://t.co/iAER9YuGPP

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Hey! I started a closed FB group and you should join us! We can connect & talk about grammar and sentence diagramming. BONUS: I'm posting videos often, so you can keep tabs on how ridiculous my hair is getting. I can't wait to get a haircut... https://t.co/MtABYGhvOb

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When do you need commas between adjectives? https://t.co/ifDvTswzKF

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"To Keith and me" or "To Keith and I"? https://t.co/iXkkxvHJlq

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Mark Wahlberg helps me explain apostrophes. VIDEO lesson https://t.co/d1rCFbYQXM

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The fancy name for an adjective that comes after a linking verb & describes the subject is a PREDICATE ADJECTIVE. https://t.co/4nNyOAR0Za

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Adjective clauses are clauses that act as adjectives! https://t.co/HwmL9MvOzD

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Capitalize proper adjectives (French cooking).

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PROPER ADJECTIVES are formed from proper nouns. America --> AMERICAN, Mexico --> MEXICAN https://t.co/FeTu41FojB

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Adjectives can be WORDS (TWO dogs), PHRASES (The dog WITH BLUE EYES) , or CLAUSES (The dog THAT ATE MY NEWSPAPER...).

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Adjectives answer the adjective questions --> Which one? What kind? How many? Whose? https://t.co/IrQGaoxALp

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ADJECTIVES describe nouns/ pronouns. TALL girls, SMALL trees, CUTE kittens https://t.co/upDUqDWqKw

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When do you need commas between adjectives? Find out! --> https://t.co/HDKwOpoU9f

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The definition of a PREPOSITION sounds complicated, so it's helpful to start by focusing on examples.--> ⠀
AT home⠀⠀
DURING the movie⠀
FROM your imagination⠀
INSIDE the cave⠀
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If you have a hard time remembering which one to use, this will help! 👍 https://t.co/N4doTdtz8P

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Can you tell from my examples that my friends have a new baby? 😂 The parts of speech are categories that we can use to sort our words. Once you understand these, it's easier to understand more complex components of grammar. https://t.co/CHaX3jNdkF

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"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams." This is usually attributed to Henry David Thoreau. However, he never actually wrote those exact words! More here --> https://t.co/Ecvci7L9hj

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Use this song to memorize some of the prepositions.
If you'd like to hear me sing it for you, go to the lesson page!

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Not quite, but we still love you, Andy! https://t.co/YiJTvhlRK8 #grammar

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Learn more about https://t.co/uyWI5Nr9on nouns! #grammar

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Some nouns can be countable OR uncountable depending on use. COUNTABLE--> Buy a HAMBURGER. UNCOUNTABLE--> Buy some HAMBURGER.