A verse on endurance and having energy
Thomas shares a verse from his new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, The Kural: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural, published by Beacon Press.
Antecedent and Pronoun: How To Make Your Writing Clear!
How to make your writing both economical and clear by being sure that each and every pronoun has a clear antecedent.
What part of speech is SEVERAL?
Thomas answers a question about what part of speech the word SEVERAL is. Here’s a hint: It depends on the sentence!
Inflection Of Verbs In English Grammar
Marie walks you through an example of how to inflect a verb for the first person, second person, and third person, singular and plural.
A poem on how knowledge is passed from generation to generation
Thomas shares a verse from his new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, The Kural: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural, published by Beacon Press.
What Are Verbs of Action?
In the Basic Cozy Grammar Course, Marie and I help students explore the fundamentals of grammar: the eight parts of speech and how understanding them can enhance creativity.
How To Remember The Difference Between Its And It’s
One of the perennial confusions in English is between its and it’s. Here’s a way to remember the difference forever. The key to distinguishing between it’s and its is to remember that it’s, with an apostrophe, is a contraction, and its, without an apostrophe, is a possessive pronoun.
What words CAN’T a sentence start with in English?
During a virtual classroom visit, Thomas answered a question about what kinds of words can begin sentences and paragraphs.
Principal and Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
In the Intermediate Cozy Grammar Course, Marie offers an overview of verb phrases, principal verbs, and helping or auxiliary verbs.
Introduction to Subjects and Predicates
In this free excerpt from The Basic Cozy Grammar Course, Marie uses simple, visual, and memorable examples to answer the question, “What are subjects and predicates?”
A poem on hospitality and life
Thomas shares a verse from his new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, The Kural: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural, published by Beacon Press.
When to use the Pronouns I or Me in English
Do we use the pronoun I or me when speaking about I or me and someone else? Here’s a simple way to answer the question easily and playfully.
What is the Difference between Adverbs and Helping Verbs?
Can it possibly be correct to say “It is they”? Yes, it is, but there is another correct way to say the same thing: “It is them.” Here’s why!
Compound Sentence Examples from the Beach!
Marie answers the questions “What is a principal clause?” and “What is a compound sentence?” with clear, beach-side examples.
The Classification of Verbs
In the Intermediate Cozy Grammar Course, Level One, however, we get to explore verbs in much greater depth. Here, Marie gives a quick but comprehensive overview of the different kinds of verbs.
A poem on the power of words
Thomas shares a verse from his new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, The Kural: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural, published by Beacon Press.