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Grammar
Includes properly using words and other components to form complete sentences; also inlcludes the various rules associated with forming sentences.
25,461 Questions
How do you use celebrate in a sentence?
The celebrity hosted a benefit for the National Cancer Society.
Here is celebrity in a sentence: Artists use their celebrity to help people less fortunate.
What is the complete predicate and verb of Mr. Vernon owned a house?
The complete predicate is "owned a house" and the verb is "owned."
Can you start a sentence with the word yes?
Yes, of course you can. I just did! :)
Yes, I do!Yes, for the millionth time!Yes, Sir!Yes, Ma'am!Yes, go right ahead!
Yes, that's right!
Yes, or no?
Yes, I believe you!
Yes, you look fine!
Yes, your table is ready!
Yes, I love you!
Yes, I'll have seconds!
Yes, thanks!
Yes, you bet!
Is proper grammar to end a sentence with to?
No, not unless you have to!
Though I appreciate the ironic humor of the above answer, I'm afraid many readers may not get it.
Furthermore, I don't think the answer is quite correct grammatically. The word "to", in this case, is part of of the infinitive form of the verb "to end", though looking at this sentence alone, no one would know that because the word "end" does not appear in the sentence. And that's the problem with this sentence. You have only half of an infinitive. It would be better if the first answerer had said "It is not proper grammar to end a sentence with "to", unless you have to". With this error, the first answerer has undermined his humorous case for allowing sentences to end with "to".
More importantly, however, I believe that what the questioner meant to ask is whether it is proper grammar to end a sentence with the preposition "to". It is not used as a preposition in the first answer, and therefore, humorous as it is, I don't believe the first answer is the best answer to this question.
Ending a sentence with a preposition is more accurately referred to as "preposition stranding", since it can happen elsewhere in a sentence. The key is whether the object of the preposition appears before or after the preposition itself. If the object appears before the preposition, it's preposition stranding. But, despite what others may tell you, there is absolutely nothing grammatically incorrect about preposition stranding, no matter where it occurs in a sentence.
For a time, many English grammars included a prohibition on preposition stranding. There are at least two different theories on why this came to be. One is that, in Latin, it is improper to end a sentence with a preposition, and some ridiculous grammarians thought that the English Language should do everything it could to emulate Latin, because Latin was perceived to the be "perfect" language. This doesn't make sense to me because, if Latin was so great and wonderful, then why did it die as a language over a thousand years ago? Today, no one speaks it but Catholic priests and a few university professors, and no oneconsiders it their primary language.
The second theory involves a disagreement between two non-contemporary English poets. Though I can't seem to find the name of the work, Ben Jonson, in 1611, published the line "the bodies that those souls were frightened from". Over 60 years later, John Dryden, who seemed to have a great deal of disdain for literarians of the previous generation, including Jonson's more famous contemporary, William Shakespeare, criticized Jonson's line, saying it would be better if the preposition were "fronted". However, Dryden didn't provide the rationale that gave rise to his suggestion, so for all we know, he might have simply thought it would have worked better with the meter of the poem had Jonson wrote, "the bodies from which those souls were frightened". But, on the other hand, it is known that Dryden was very much a fan of Latin, so quite possibly, the rationale for Dryden's critique of Jonson was one and the same as the first theory of how this prohibition on preposition stranding came about.
What is really funny is that, a century after Dryden criticized Jonson, Robert Lowth became the first person to actually put this rule into a grammar text. In that grammar text, Lowth wrote this about preposition stranding: "This is an Idiom which our language is strongly inclined to". Note the utter hypocrisy of stranding a preposition in the same breath as condemning the practice. Maybe I'm just being contrarian here, but I'll be damned if I'm going to follow a rule made up by someone who can't follow it himself.
In any event, all modern English grammars agree that there is nothing wrong with preposition stranding, either written or spoken, formal or informal. It is a right and natural part of the English Language, and any attempt to subvert the use of it is pure pretentiousness. In fact, the Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, after condemning this false prohibition and insisting that preposition stranding is proper, goes on to say that it is the awkward re-structuring of a sentence to avoid preposition stranding that is grammatically incorrect.
What is a sentence with the word volunteer?
The magician asked for a volunteer from the audience to assist him with his magic trick.
What is the root word for podia?
The root word for "podia" is "podium," which comes from the Latin word "podium" meaning a raised platform or stage.
The present of "steal" is "steals," as in "He steals."
What is the root of the word aloof?
believe it or not aloof does not have an root word not all words have root words
What is the root word of the word inconspicuous?
The root word of "inconspicuous" is "conspicuous," which means standing out or easily noticed. The prefix "in-" added to "conspicuous" changes the meaning to not easily noticed or attracting attention.
What is the root word of inevitable?
The root word of "inevitable" is "evitabilis", which comes from the Latin word "evitare" meaning "to avoid."
What prefix can you put in front of the word clockwise?
The prefix "counter-" can be added in front of the word "clockwise" to form the term "counterclockwise."
Riches is the plural, it refers to a quantity of money, property, wealth, etc.
What syllable is added in the beginning of a word?
A "prefix". However, note that some prefixes, such as "ante" and "anti", have more than one syllable.
Is it year round or year 'round?
"Year 'round" is the correct way to write it as it is a shortened form of "year-round".
What are examples of words that plural in form but singular in meaning?
Trousers, pants, overalls, minutes (as the record of a discussion), agenda (technically this has a singular form, "agendum", but I haven't heard or seen that in decades.) There are also many collective nouns that are usually considered singular in grammar and meaning in the United States but often treated as plurals in England: government, company, firm, etc. The term "United States" itself was often treated as plural before the Civil War but is now almost universally treated as singular.
What is the present participle of bear?
The present participle of bear is the same as its' gerund form which is "bearing." The present participle has the same form as the gerund but a gerund does not always meant that it is also a participle.
Does socks have the short o sound?
Yes, the O has a short O as in clocks and box.
The long sound would be just how you pronounce O (oh as in soaks).
"Each one of you is a class act" is correct, because the simple subject "one" requires a singular verb. Despite its proximity to the verb "is", "you" is not any part of a simple subject of this sentence but instead is the object of a preposition in a prepositional phrase in the complete subject. Objects of prepositions functioning grammatically as such are never by themselves the simple subject of a sentence.
What is the subject in the sentence have you talked to him about this?
The subject of the sentence is "you"
What words have the suffix -ier?
singer dancer peacemaker helper awesomer lover snacker cheerer funnier
