Lauren BaileySentence vs ClauseA clause can be a sentence, but a sentence cannot be a clause unless it is a simple sentence. But not all clauses are created equal, and…Dec 2, 2017Dec 2, 2017
Lauren BaileyDiscourse FunctionThere are many reasons for communicating, and English helps us to signal those reasons by providing us with a range of clause types. As we…Dec 2, 2017Dec 2, 2017
Lauren BaileyUsing your VoiceIn writing, voice comes in two different types, passive and active. Active voice gives a sense that things are getting done. Passive voice…Dec 2, 2017Dec 2, 2017
Lauren BaileyIt’s Okay to Say NoEven the nicest person in the world will have to say no at some point. Negation is an important part of the English language otherwise the…Dec 2, 2017Dec 2, 2017
Lauren BaileyDr. Jekyll + Mr. HydeBeginnings: In the Fall of 1885 RLS had a cocaine induced “fever dream” during a bad bout with his tuberculosis.Nov 14, 2017Nov 14, 2017
Lauren BaileyPersonal PronounsA pronoun stands in for a noun. One of the two features that identifies personal pronouns is case. Case is the function of the pronoun in a…Nov 4, 2017Nov 4, 2017
Lauren BaileyAdjectives and AdverbsAdjectives are words that help further describe other words. Adjectives are the little words added to a sentence to help create an image…Nov 4, 2017Nov 4, 2017
Lauren BaileyRelationships and ParticlesPrepositions deal with relationships between words in a sentence like about, above, across, amid, among, around, at, atop, before, behind…Nov 4, 2017Nov 4, 2017
Lauren BaileyHow to Formulate a Compound Verb SentenceIn order to understand compound verb sentences, one must first understand verbs and verb sentences. A verb is defined as, “the lexical…Oct 7, 2017Oct 7, 2017