What do you think of this sentence? Kiki handed the handcuffs to Al. When your action is hot, but the sentence is not, try looking at your nouns and their syntax, the roles they play in the sentence.… more →
The Sexy Grammarianwrote 3 weeks ago: I’ve reached the part about reflexive verbs. I always found these a bit tricky, but thankfully, it’s … more →
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wrote 2 months ago: singular plural masculine feminine neutral Der-Words den/diesen/jeden/welchen blauen Himme … more →
wrote 2 months ago: What are nouns? Nouns are names of people, places, animals, things, activities, emotions and everyth … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Welcome back! I’m all rested up and ready to continue with Part Two of my Sentence Autopsy. Today we … more →
wrote 6 months ago: I ate all the cookies! Cookie Monster (Photo credit: Newbirth35) Feels good to get that off my chest … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Direct object pronouns are pronouns replacing a noun when this one is the DIRECT OBJECT of the verb … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Sean hit the ball. Who hit the ball…”Sean”; Sean is the subject! What did Sean do? … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Tell any German speaker that you are learning German and you’re sure to here this phrase: “Deutsche … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Homework: A) Change each sentence. Take away the direct objects and write the object pronouns. Exam … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Today in class we practiced direct object pronouns. Read this story. Look how many times I wrote … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Today in class, we started studying direct objects. Look at the example: I like rice. In the example … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I read Hour 15 of Alpha Teach Yourself French in 24 Hours (ATYF) yesterday. This Hour covers present … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I read Hour 14 of Alpha Teach Yourself French in 24 Hours (ATYF) yesterday. Been away from the compu … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Who is a subjective pronoun. Remember subject/object from grammar school? The subject is the one d … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Source: french.about.com The French pronoun le acts as a neuter object pronoun in certain constructi … more →