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And when it begins to show possession. It can be highly confusing to remember <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comma-before-which/">which</a> word form to use when referring to time. And multiple amounts of time.</p> <p>Learn the difference between each word form in this short American English guide.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="is-it-%e2%80%9cyears%e2%80%9d-or-%e2%80%9cyears%e2%80%9d"></span>Is it “year’s” or “years’?”<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Technically, both forms are correct. When we are referring to singular time, we <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/would-vs-will/">would</a> use “year’s” and when we are referring to the time that the expression is about, we would use “years’” with the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/apostrophe/">apostrophe</a> at the end of the word year.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="sentence-examples-using-%e2%80%9cyears%e2%80%9d"></span>Sentence examples using “year’s”<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Here are <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-a-sentence/">sentence</a> examples using the word “year’s”:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>We <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/where-vs-were/">were</a> offered one year’s worth of free hot dogs.</li><li>I’ll be <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-the-past-participle-of-go/">going</a> away to college in one year’s time.</li><li>I wasn’t able to get one year’s <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/payed-vs-paid/">pay</a> back from the IRS.</li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="sentence-examples-using-%e2%80%9cyears%e2%80%9d-2"></span>Sentence examples using “years’”:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Here are sentence examples using the word “years’”:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>In two years’ time we will <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-have/">have</a> a fully operational garden.</li><li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/there-their-theyre/">There</a> is going to be about two years’ free insurance available to the family.</li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="compound-adjectives-referring-to-years"></span>Compound adjectives referring to years<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Compound adjectives connect two words with a <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/hyphen/">hyphen</a>. For example, “one year” would turn into “one-year.” And “two year” would turn into “two-year.” When saying “years,” it’s unnecessary to turn the word forms into compound adjectives.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="sentence-examples-with-%e2%80%9ctwo-year%e2%80%9d"></span>Sentence examples with “two-year”<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Here are sentence examples using the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-adjective/">compound adjective</a> “two-year”:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>It <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/was-vs-were/">was</a> a two-year long adventure with the other company they were part of.</li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="how-to-use-the-apostrophe-correctly"></span>How to use the apostrophe correctly<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>The <a href="https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">possessive singular noun</a> is made <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/bye-vs-by/">by</a> adding <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/a-or-an/">an</a> apostrophe and the letter <strong>“s”</strong> to the singular noun in question, regardless of <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/weather-whether-wether/">whether</a> the singular noun ends in an <strong>“s”</strong> letter.</p> <p>When a <a href="https://www.untdallas.edu/learning/writing/grammar/apostrophes.php#:~:text=If%20the%20compound%20noun%20is,and%20then%20use%20the%20apostrophe.&text=Use%20the%20apostrophe%20%2B%20s%20after,an%20apostrophe%20after%20each%20name.&text=Never%20use%20an%20apostrophe%20with,%2C%20ours%2C%20yours%2C%20whose." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">plural noun</a> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/has-vs-have/">has</a> an <strong>“s”</strong> at the end, the possessive form of the noun is created by simply adding an apostrophe. When the noun ends in any other letter, the possessive form is made by adding both an apostrophe and an “s.”</p> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Form</strong></td><td><strong>Example</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Singular noun</td><td>Sarah’s</td></tr><tr><td>Plural noun</td><td>Women’s</td></tr><tr><td>2 or more people</td><td>Kim and Adam’s</td></tr><tr><td>Singular noun ending in “s”</td><td>James’s and <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/james-or-jamess/">James’</a></td></tr><tr><td>Plural noun ending in “s”</td><td>Parent’s</td></tr><tr><td>2+ people</td><td>Kim’s and Adam’s</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Apostrophe for Possessives</strong></td><td><strong>Apostrophe for Contractions</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Amy’s swim class</td><td>they + have = they’ve</td></tr><tr><td>Karen’s car</td><td>are + not = aren’t</td></tr><tr><td>Robert’s vehicle</td><td>they + will = they’ll</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Singular Noun</strong></td><td><strong>Plural Noun</strong></td></tr><tr><td>My child’s dog</td><td>My children’s dog</td></tr><tr><td>The man’s work</td><td>The men’s work</td></tr><tr><td>The mouses’ cage</td><td>The mice’s cage</td></tr><tr><td>A person’s clothes</td><td>People’s clothes</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Plural Noun Rule</strong></td><td><strong>Example or Exception</strong></td></tr><tr><td>To make regular <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/noun/">nouns</a> plural, add ‑s to the end.</td><td>Cats, Houses</td></tr><tr><td>If the singular noun ends in ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, add ‑es to the end to make it plural.</td><td>Bus / <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/busses-or-buses/">Busses</a>, Tax / Taxes</td></tr><tr><td>In some instances, singular nouns ending in -s or -z, require that <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">you</a> double the -s or -z prior to adding the -es for pluralization.</td><td>Gas / Gasses</td></tr><tr><td>If the noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe, the f is often changed to ‑ve before adding the -s to form the plural version.</td><td>Wife / wives<br><strong>Exceptions:</strong><br>Roof / Roofs<br>Chef / Chefs</td></tr><tr><td>If a singular noun ends in ‑y and the letter before the -y is a consonant, change the ending to ‑ies to make the noun plural.</td><td><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/village-vs-town/">City</a> / Cities</td></tr><tr><td>If the singular noun ends in -y and the letter before the -y is a vowel, simply add an -s to make it plural.</td><td>Boy / Boys</td></tr><tr><td>If the singular noun ends in ‑o, add ‑es to make it plural.</td><td>Tomato / <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/tomatoe-or-tomatoes/">Tomatoes</a><br><strong>Exceptions:</strong><br>Photo / Photos</td></tr><tr><td>If the singular noun ends in ‑us, the plural ending is often ‑i.</td><td><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/plural-of-cactus/">Cactus</a> / Cacti</td></tr><tr><td>If the singular noun ends in ‑is, the plural ending is ‑es.</td><td><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/ellipsis/">Ellipsis</a> / Ellipses</td></tr><tr><td>If the singular noun ends in ‑on, the plural ending is ‑a.</td><td>Criterion / Criteria</td></tr><tr><td>Some nouns don’t change when they’re pluralized.</td><td><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/plural-of-sheep/">Sheep</a> / Sheep<br>Deer / Deer</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="possessive-nouns-and-plural-posessive-nouns-faqs"></span>Possessive Nouns and Plural Posessive Nouns FAQs<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="can-an-apostrophe-and-an-%e2%80%9cs%e2%80%9d-together-represent-a-contraction"></span>Can an apostrophe and an “s” together represent a contraction?<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Yes. Two words put together to make a single word can also do this. For example: ice-cream. Or ice-cream. These can be <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-noun/">compound nouns</a>, as well. For example, “coffee table,” “forest fire.”</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="what-is-a-plural-possessive-noun-that-ends-in-an-apostrophe-%e2%80%9cs%e2%80%9d"></span>What is a plural possessive noun that ends in an apostrophe “s”?<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>An example would be “children’s clothes.” Without an apostrophe “s” and being a <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-a-possessive-noun/">possessive noun</a> would be: kids toys, smiths house (referring to the smith family). Each relate to different things but indicate possession.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="what-are-the-seven-possessive-nouns"></span>What are the seven possessive nouns?<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="what-are-the-three-rules-of-possessive-nouns"></span>What are the three rules of possessive nouns?<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Rule 1: To form the possessive of a singular or to add an apostrophe and an s.</p> <p>Rule 2: For a plural noun, add only an apostrophe (‘)</p> <p>Rule 3: For a possessive noun that does not end in an “s” letter, add an apostrophe and “s” letter. 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Dalia has featured articles on Forbes, Inc, Fast Company, Grammarly, and many more. She covers English, ESL, and all things grammar on GrammarBrain. </p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="other-articles"> <h3 class="abbv-h3">Core lessons</h3> <div class="w-row"> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/apostrophe/">Apostrophe</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/ellipsis/">Ellipsis</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/semicolon/">Semicolon</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/hyphen/">Hyphen</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/et-al/">Et. Al.</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/exclamation-mark/">Exclamation Mark</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/capitalization-rules/">Capitalization Rules</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/oxford-comma-serial-comma/">Comma</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parts-of-speech/">Parts of Speech</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/subjunctive/">Subjunctive</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjectives/">Adjectives</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjectives-describing-personality/">Personality Adjectives</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-words/">Compound Words</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/subordinating-conjunction/">Subordinating Conjunction</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbs/">Adverbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbial-clause/">Adverbial Clause</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-verbs/">Irregular Verbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/common-verbs/">Common Verbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intransitive-verbs/">Intransitive Verbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/phrasal-verbs/">Phrasal Verbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositions/">Prepositions</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund/">Gerund</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/active-voice/">Active Voice</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/passive-voice/">Passive Voice</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjunctions/">Conjunctions</a> </div>  <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-perfect-tense/">Present Perfect</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-perfect-simple/">Present Perfect Simple</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-simple-tense/">Present Simple</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-continuous/">Present Continuous</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-perfect-continuous/">Present Perfect Continuous</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/simple-future-tense/">Simple Future</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-continuous-tense/">Past Continuous</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-simple-tense/">Past Simple</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/clauses/">Clauses</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-pronouns/">Object Pronouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">Personal Pronouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-pronouns/">Possessive Pronouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/common-noun/">Common Noun</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/concrete-nouns/">Concrete Noun</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-noun/">Possessive Noun</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/proper-noun/">Proper Noun</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-plural-nouns/">Irregular Plural Nouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositional-phrases/">Prepositional Phrases</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/introductory-phrases/">Introductory Phrases</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-statement/">Declarative Statement</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/sentence-diagramming/">Sentence Diagramming</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/complete-subjects/">Complete Subjects</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/sentence-starters/">Sentence Starters</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/metaphor/">Metaphor</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personification/">Personification</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/allegory/">Allegory</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/collective-noun/">Collective Nouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/tones-in-writing/">Tones in Writing</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homophones/">Homophones</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-sentences/">Declarative Sentences</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/syntax/">Syntax</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="other-articles"> <h3 class="abbv-h3">Glossary</h3> <div class="w-row"> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <strong>A:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/abstract-noun/">Abstract Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/accusative-case/">Accusative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/anecdote/">Anecdote</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/antonym/">Antonym</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/active-sentence/">Active Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbs/">Adverb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective/">Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/allegory/">Allegory</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/alliteration/">Alliteration</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-clause/">Adjective Clause</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-phrase/">Adjective Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/ampersand/">Ampersand</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/anastrophe/">Anastrophe</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbial-clause/">Adverbial Clause</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/appositive-phrase/">Appositive Phrase</a></li> </ul> <strong>B:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/base-form/">Base Form</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/body-paragraph/">Body Paragraph</a></li> </ul> <strong>C:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/clauses/">Clause</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-adjective/">Compound Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/complex-sentence/">Complex Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-words/">Compound Words</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-predicate/">Compound Predicate</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/common-noun/">Common Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comparative-adjective/">Comparative Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/superlatives-and-comparatives/">Comparative and Superlative</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-noun/">Compound Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-subject/">Compound Subject</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-sentence/">Compound Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/copular-verb/">Copular Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/collective-noun/">Collective Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/colloquialism/">Colloquialism</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conciseness/">Conciseness</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/consonance/">Consonance</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conditionals/">Conditional</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/concrete-nouns/">Concrete Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjunctions/">Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjugation/">Conjugation</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conditional-sentence-if-clause/">Conditional Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comma-splice/">Comma Splice</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/correlative-conjunction/">Correlative Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/coordinating-conjunction/">Coordinating Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/coordinating-adjectives/">Coordinate Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/cumulative-adjective/">Cumulative Adjective</a></li> </ul> <strong>D:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/dative-case/">Dative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/determiners/">Determiner</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-sentences/">Declarative Sentence</a> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-statement/">Declarative Statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-object-pronouns/">Direct Object Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-object/">Direct Object</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/types-of-diction/">Diction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/diphthong/">Diphthong</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/dangling-modifier/">Dangling Modifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/demonstrative-pronouns/">Demonstrative Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/demonstrative-adjective/">Demonstrative Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-characterization/">Direct Characterization</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/definite-article/">Definite Article</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/doublespeak/">Doublespeak</a></li> </ul> <strong>E:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/equivocation-fallacy/">Equivocation Fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/en-dash/">En Dash</a></li> </ul> <strong>F:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/false-dilemma-fallacy/">False Dilemma Fallacy</a> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect-progressive/">Future Perfect Progressive</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-simple/">Future Simple</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect-continuous/">Future Perfect Continuous</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect/">Future Perfect</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/first-conditional/">First Conditional</a></li> </ul> <strong>G:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund/">Gerund</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund-phrase/">Gerund Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/genitive-case/">Genitive Case</a></li> </ul> <strong>H:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homophones/">Homophone</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homonym/">Homonym</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/helping-verbs/">Helping Verb</a></li> </ul> <strong>I:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-adjectives/">Irregular Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-verbs/">Irregular Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/imperative-sentence/">Imperative Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-article/">Indefinite Article</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intransitive-verbs/">Intransitive Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/introductory-phrases/">Introductory Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-pronouns/">Indefinite Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indirect-characterization/">Indirect Characterization</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/interrogative-sentence/">Interrogative Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intensive-pronoun/">Intensive Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inanimate-object/">Inanimate Object</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-tense/">Indefinite Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/infinitive-phrase/">Infinitive Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/interjection/">Interjection</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intensifier/">Intensifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inifitives/">Infinitive</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indicative-mood/">Indicative Mood</a></li> </ul> <strong>J:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/juxtaposition/">Juxtaposition</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <strong>L:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/linking-verbs/">Linking Verb</a></li> </ul> <strong>M:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/modal-verb/">Modal Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/modifier/">Modifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/misplaced-modifier/">Misplaced Modifier</a></li> </ul> <strong>N:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/nominative-case/">Nominative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/noun/">Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-as-noun/">Noun Adjective</a></li> </ul> <strong>O:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/oxymoron/">Oxymoron</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-pronouns/">Object Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-complement/">Object Complement</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/order-of-adjectives/">Order of Adjectives</a></li> </ul> <strong>P:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/participle/">Participle</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parallelism/">Parallelism</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositional-phrases/">Prepositional Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-simple-tense/">Past Simple Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-continuous-tense/">Past Continuous Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-perfect-tense/">Past Perfect Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-progressive-tense/">Past Progressive Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-simple-tense/">Present Simple Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-perfect-tense/">Present Perfect Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">Personal Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personification/">Personification</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/persuasive-writing/">Persuasive Writing</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parallel-structure/">Parallel Structure</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/phrasal-verbs/">Phrasal Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/predicate-adjective/">Predicate Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/predicate-nominative/">Predicate Nominative</a></li> <li><a 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