{"id":1081,"date":"2017-09-17T22:03:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T22:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/?page_id=1081"},"modified":"2021-03-19T15:27:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T15:27:14","slug":"language-literature-vocabulary-grammar-punctuation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photo by rawpixel\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2017\/09\/ea36b10620f2033ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d71db4134295f9c9_640_english.jpg?w=678\" alt=\"english photo\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First Published: 17th of September, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last updated: March 19, 2021 at 15:27 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">English by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patrickcarpen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patrick Carpen<\/a>: Welcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patrickcarpen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patrick Carpen<\/a> was designed not just to teach <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patrickcarpen.com\/english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>, but also to inspire a love of English Language and Literature on the impressionable mind. 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href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/english-spelling-and-pronunciation\/round-your-mouth-the-trouble-with-caribbean-english\/\">Round Your Mouth: The Trouble with Caribbean English<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-314\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/english-spelling-and-pronunciation\/the-t-in-often-is-often-silent\/\">The t in Often is Often Silent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-600 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/\">Grammar, Punctuation and Mechanics<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-74\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/versus-correct-usage\/\">A Versus An: Correct Usage<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-503\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/between-you-and-me\/\">Between You and Me<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-609 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/capitalization\/\">Capitalization<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1047\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/capitalization\/capitalization-and-school-subjects\/\">Capitalization and School Subjects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1018\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/running-the-red-light\/\">Running the Red Light<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-913\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/the-apostrophe\/\">The Apostrophe<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-126\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/colon\/\">The Colon<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-664\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/the-comma-keeping-order\/\">The Comma: Keeping Order<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-833\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/the-semicolon-divided-yet-combined\/\">The Semicolon: Divided Yet Combined<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-430\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/who-and-whom\/\">Who and Whom<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-476\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/grammar-punctuation-and-mechanics\/you-and-i\/\">You and I<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1081\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/homepage\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-467 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/literary-devices\/\">Literary Devices<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-641\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/literary-devices\/onomatopoeia-sound-effects\/\">Onomatopoeia: Sound Effects<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-969\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/literary-devices\/sarcasm\/\">Sarcasm<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-917\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/literary-devices\/the-metaphor\/\">The Metaphor<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-391\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/literary-devices\/the-simile\/\">The Simile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1059\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/recommended-resources\/\">Recommended Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-658 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/short-stories-by-students\/\">Short Stories by Students<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-670\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/short-stories-by-students\/a-narrow-escape-by-erikka-bezerra\/\">A Narrow Escape by Errika Bezerra<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-31 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/\">The Parts Of Speech<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-881\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/parts-of-speech-triple-variation\/\">Parts of Speech: Triple Variation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-888\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/prepostions-or-adverbs-double-value-words\/\">Prepostions or Adverbs: Double Value Words<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-942 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/\">The Basics<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-857\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-adjective\/\">The Adjective<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-861\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-adverb\/\">The Adverb<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-937\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-conjunction\/\">The Conjunction<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1068\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-interjection\/\">The Interjection<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-866 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-noun\/\">The Noun<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-237\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-noun\/proper-and-common-nouns\/\">Proper And Common Nouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-254\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-noun\/singular-and-plural-nouns\/\">Singular and Plural Nouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-44\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-noun\/abstract-noun\/\">The Abstract Noun<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-243\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-noun\/the-compound-noun\/\">The Compound Noun<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-248\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-noun\/the-possessive-noun\/\">The Possessive Noun<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-947 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-preposition\/\">The Preposition<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-978 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-preposition\/categories-of-prepositions\/\">Categories of Prepositions<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1023\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-preposition\/categories-of-prepositions\/prepositions-of-agency\/\">Prepositions of Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1015\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-preposition\/categories-of-prepositions\/prepositions-of-direction-or-movement\/\">Prepositions of Direction or Movement<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1003\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-preposition\/categories-of-prepositions\/prepositions-of-place\/\">Prepositions of Place<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-991\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-preposition\/categories-of-prepositions\/prepositions-of-time\/\">Prepositions of Time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1052 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-pronoun\/\">The Pronoun<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1055\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/the-pronoun\/the-subject-pronoun-i\/\">The Subject Pronoun \u201cI\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-162 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/verb\/\">The Verb<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-419\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/verb\/did-always-takes-the-present-tense\/\">\u201cDid\u201d Always Takes the Present Tense<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-68\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/verb\/passive-active-voice-verbs\/\">Passive And Active Voice \u2013 Verbs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-65\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/verb\/regular-irregular-verbs\/\">Regular And Irregular Verbs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-508\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/verb\/the-future-tense\/\">The Future Tense<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-60\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-basics\/verb\/transitive-intransitive-verbs\/\">Transitive And Intransitive Verbs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-875\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/parts-speech\/the-pronominal-adjective\/\">The Pronominal Adjective<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-459 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/\">The Sentence<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-77 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/kinds-sentences\/\">Kinds of Sentences<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-926\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/kinds-sentences\/forming-compound-and-complex-sentences-practice-exercise\/\">Forming Compound and Complex Sentences: Practice Exercises<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-119\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/kinds-sentences\/simple-sentence\/\">The Simple Sentence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-447 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/phrases-and-clauses\/\">Phrases and Clauses<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-739 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/phrases-and-clauses\/the-phrase\/\">The Phrase<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-922\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/phrases-and-clauses\/the-phrase\/the-prepositional-phrase\/\">The Prepositional Phrase<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-232\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/run-on-sentences\/\">Run-on Sentences<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-488\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/sentence-length\/\">Sentence Length<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-115\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/sentences-compound-predicates\/\">Sentences with Compound Predicates<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-110\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/sentences-compound-subjects\/\">Sentences with Compound Subjects<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-492\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/subject-verb-agreement\/\">Subject \u2013 Verb Agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-952 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/the-apposition\/\">The Apposition<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-957\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/the-apposition\/the-apposition-versus-the-subordinate-clause\/\">The Apposition Versus the Subordinate Clause<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-123\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/compound-sentence\/\">The Compound Sentence<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-104\"><a 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