Grammar

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The plural of no can be either nos or noes. No’s has also been used as the plural of No. Nos appears to be the most common plural for no in modern English. If you add up all your nos, they become a yes! Nos Nos is […]

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Peoples is the plural for people when you are speaking of multiple groups of ethnically diverse people. People’s is the singular possessive form of people. Peoples’ is the plural possessive form of People.  Peoples or People’s or Peoples’ are all pronounced the same way. Because “Peoples” is

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The word “also” should be placed after the auxiliary word “would”. You can use “also would” but it is informal and can only be used for the meaning of “in addition to other poeple”.  I would also like to bring my guitar stand. (in addition to my

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   When using the word “everyone” in a sentence, you will always use a verb in the singular form. There are no exceptions to the rule and it will stay the same no matter how or where you use it in a sentence. This may seem confusing at

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   In English, the Emphatic Tense refers to using the conjugated form of the verb “to do” before a verb in the infinitive tense. While this may seem wordy and confusing, it’s not. Present Emphatic Tense illustrates a clear or forcible determination of an action. While parts of

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Agent noun suffixes change verbs into active nouns and are assigned according to the origin of the word being adapted. Latin words get -or, and almost everything else gets -er. This rule, and in fact the part of speech, can be incredibly confusing. So, here is a

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Though usually reserved for informal writing, you can use “not” to split an infinitive when you intend to place special emphasis on the verb inside the infinitive. Otherwise, a rewrite might be necessary. Here’s what you need to know about splitting infinitives. What is a Split Infinitive?

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The phrases “there have been” and “there has been” are correct. The difference is in verb conjugation to show numerical agreement. This means “there have been” suggests plural whereas “there has been” indicates the singular. These phrases are the same: it references a past circumstance that continues

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   Francis is a popular name, and since it ends with an S, it follows possessives along with other nouns. This means that it should be Francis’, right? You would think so, but it still depends on another factor. This factor is almost as complicated as properly saying

Practice English or Spanish with AI here   The correct possessive form of Louis is Louis’s. For example, Louis’s book means the book that belongs to Louis. This follows the general rule of adding ‘s to singular nouns to make them possessive, even when they end in “s”. This factor is almost as complicated as