The above example contains three similar versions of the same word — a noun, adjective, and verb. The adjective, in this case, is actually a participle, "shipping," or a verb functioning as a ...

When a compound subject contains “and,” it’s easy to make the verb match: You and a loved one have coverage. By nature, “and” makes singular things plural: Ned is.

When the dog barked. The example of an independent clause above, “The dog barked,” is a simple sentence. Simple sentences can also be longer than this; as long as a sentence consists of only an ...

The same essential process can occur with other verbal nouns, too; for example, the verbal noun marriage in gay marriage becomes the verb marry in the backformed compound verb gay-marry (listed ...

Simple sentences have a subject (‘what’ or ‘who’) and just one main verb (a ‘doing’ word). For example: ‘He walked quickly back to the house.’ Simple sentences are important for ...

The rule that says you should hyphenate a compound adjective, like “an energy-efficient appliance,” doesn’t work quite the same if the compound comes after a verb.