Simile Definition 101: Bold as Brass and Sweeter Than Sugar
I grew up in Bloomington, Illinois, the home of State Farm Insurance. Living in the shadow of its worldwide headquarters…
Amber Morris
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What Is a Rhetorical Question?
Wouldn’t it be great to understand why someone asks a rhetorical question? How many times a day do you ask…
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Breaking Down Relative Pronouns (with Examples)
You know how your relatives can be, well, complicated? Maybe you have an uncle to whom you would rather not…
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Identifying and Fixing Sentence Fragments
Most writers are familiar with the rule that every sentence should contain a subject, verb and complete thought. Look around,…
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The Rundown on Run-On Sentences
Conjunctions and punctuation marks are probably two of the most underappreciated elements of a sentence. In my own writing, I…
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What Is a Helping Verb?
I am a person small in stature, which is something my three boys will probably figure out someday. I am…
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What Is an Irregular Verb?
There is an old Japanese saying that goes something like this: “A nail that sticks out gets hammered down.” Sure,…
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What Are Split Infinitives?
One of the first grammar rules I ever learned was to avoid splitting infinitives. While there are many rules that…
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The 8 Parts of Speech
You probably began learning about the eight parts of speech in second grade. You learned that your big sister, Disney…
