Grammar: Infinitive
To be or looking forward to being, that is the question in this Grammar Explanation from KD Did It about the infinitive as it differs from gerunds and participles.
Category: Writing
Properly Punctuated: Hyphen, –
Hyphens are regular social animals, always trying to keep words, numbers, and letters together or apart in this Properly Punctuated tip from KD Did It.
Properly Punctuated: En Dash, –
The en dash is used often enough, but only within a range of dates, wins and losses, numbers, and more in this Properly Punctuated tip from KD Did It.
Formatting Tip: Numerals
Numerals have rules. Lots of them. They have types and structure. Context, circumstance, and being written or spoken all play into this Formatting Tip from KD Did It.
Grammar: Noun
Nouns are people, places, things, or ideas; proper, specific, or common. Without ’em, we wouldn’t know if where we were, what we’re doing, or who we’re reading about!
Grammar: Determiner
Determiners are a.k.a., identifiers or quantifiers, and they modify nouns or noun phrases in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Grammar: Pronoun
Pronouns are the unsung workhorse of grammar: asking, finding, reflecting, possessing, modifying, intensifying…sex…showing, pointing, adding the extras.
Grammar: Adjectives
Y’all know how colorful adjectives are, and how they help show what’s happening, but do y’all know those picky formatting issues and adjective order? Discover more about Grammar Explanation from KD Did It.
Grammar: Articles, Definite or Indefinite
“The” is the definite article while “a” and “an” are indefinite articles and grouped under determiners in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Grammar: Appositive
I’m a’positive that this information is essential, even if it usually is nonessential in this Grammar Explanation from KD Did It.