View/Open - Khartoum Space
... Use a comma when an -ly adjective is used with other adjectives. NOTE: To test whether an -ly word is an adjective, see if it can be used alone with the noun. If it can, use the comma. Examples: Felix was a lonely, young boy. I get headaches in brightly lit rooms. Brightly is not an adjective becaus ...
... Use a comma when an -ly adjective is used with other adjectives. NOTE: To test whether an -ly word is an adjective, see if it can be used alone with the noun. If it can, use the comma. Examples: Felix was a lonely, young boy. I get headaches in brightly lit rooms. Brightly is not an adjective becaus ...
the seven deadly sins of writing
... Use the apostrophe to indicate possession and to mark omitted letters in contractions. Writers often misuse apostrophes when forming plurals and possessives. The basic rule is quite simple: use the apostrophe to indicate possession, not a plural. Yes, the exceptions to the rule may seem confusing: h ...
... Use the apostrophe to indicate possession and to mark omitted letters in contractions. Writers often misuse apostrophes when forming plurals and possessives. The basic rule is quite simple: use the apostrophe to indicate possession, not a plural. Yes, the exceptions to the rule may seem confusing: h ...
The First Deadly Sin: Passive Voice
... Use the apostrophe to indicate possession and to mark omitted letters in contractions. Writers often misuse apostrophes when forming plurals and possessives. The basic rule is quite simple: use the apostrophe to indicate possession, not a plural. Yes, the exceptions to the rule may seem confusing: h ...
... Use the apostrophe to indicate possession and to mark omitted letters in contractions. Writers often misuse apostrophes when forming plurals and possessives. The basic rule is quite simple: use the apostrophe to indicate possession, not a plural. Yes, the exceptions to the rule may seem confusing: h ...
File - Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you
... That printed page has too many &s on it. the 1960s = the years in decade from 1960 to 1969 The 1960s were a time of great social unrest. The '60s were a time of great social unrest. Don't use apostrophes for personal pronouns, the relative pronoun who, or for noun plurals. Apostrophes should not be ...
... That printed page has too many &s on it. the 1960s = the years in decade from 1960 to 1969 The 1960s were a time of great social unrest. The '60s were a time of great social unrest. Don't use apostrophes for personal pronouns, the relative pronoun who, or for noun plurals. Apostrophes should not be ...
Common Writing Problems
... Note that singular nouns ending in "s" receive both an apostrophe and an "s." Some stylesheets recommend adding only an apostrophe if the singular noun ends in "s" and the additional "s" sound would not be pronounced, but this seems to be a needless complication. PROPER NOUNS ENDING IN "S": The poss ...
... Note that singular nouns ending in "s" receive both an apostrophe and an "s." Some stylesheets recommend adding only an apostrophe if the singular noun ends in "s" and the additional "s" sound would not be pronounced, but this seems to be a needless complication. PROPER NOUNS ENDING IN "S": The poss ...
Punctuation Pointers
... The sentence, however, is incomplete if it ends with the verb are; this sentence requires a subject complement, and the list serves in exactly this capacity. Nevertheless, the practice is widespread (even in textbooks), and it may be pedantic to oppose it. Sometimes the rule against incomplete sente ...
... The sentence, however, is incomplete if it ends with the verb are; this sentence requires a subject complement, and the list serves in exactly this capacity. Nevertheless, the practice is widespread (even in textbooks), and it may be pedantic to oppose it. Sometimes the rule against incomplete sente ...
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... Subject-Verb Agreement • A few nouns, such as mumps, measles, civics, economics, mathematics, and physics, although plural in form, take a singular verb. • The following similar words are more often plural than singular: athletics, acoustics, gymnastics, tactics. • Politics can be singular (when di ...
... Subject-Verb Agreement • A few nouns, such as mumps, measles, civics, economics, mathematics, and physics, although plural in form, take a singular verb. • The following similar words are more often plural than singular: athletics, acoustics, gymnastics, tactics. • Politics can be singular (when di ...
CAPITALIZATION
... I bought jam, bread, and butter. _______ Use a colon when introducing an example or list of examples: There are many ways to eat a Reeses: eat it in one bite, eat off the chocolate, or nibble it! _______ Use a semi-colon to join to complete, related sentences: ...
... I bought jam, bread, and butter. _______ Use a colon when introducing an example or list of examples: There are many ways to eat a Reeses: eat it in one bite, eat off the chocolate, or nibble it! _______ Use a semi-colon to join to complete, related sentences: ...
THE DIRTY DOZEN
... (fp) faulty predication: Faulty predication occurs when a subject does not work grammatically with its predicate (verb). Faulty predication example: The most valued trait in a friend is a person who is loyal. (Because a person is not a trait, the sentence should read “The most valued trait in a frie ...
... (fp) faulty predication: Faulty predication occurs when a subject does not work grammatically with its predicate (verb). Faulty predication example: The most valued trait in a friend is a person who is loyal. (Because a person is not a trait, the sentence should read “The most valued trait in a frie ...
THE DIRTY DOZEN
... 6. (pro) vague or unclear pronoun reference: A vague or unclear pronoun reference occurs (1) when it is not clear to which noun a pronoun refers, (2) when a pronoun refers to a concept rather than to a previous noun, or (3) when the reference of the pronoun is indefinite. Unclear pronoun reference ...
... 6. (pro) vague or unclear pronoun reference: A vague or unclear pronoun reference occurs (1) when it is not clear to which noun a pronoun refers, (2) when a pronoun refers to a concept rather than to a previous noun, or (3) when the reference of the pronoun is indefinite. Unclear pronoun reference ...
Grammar essentials - Branson Public Schools
... I was walking through the mall one day when I met a group of my friends. Hey, what are you doing here? I asked. I thought you guys had to stay after school today to finish your report over the book the running dream. no, we got out of that detention because Mrs. Jones decided we really didn’t deserv ...
... I was walking through the mall one day when I met a group of my friends. Hey, what are you doing here? I asked. I thought you guys had to stay after school today to finish your report over the book the running dream. no, we got out of that detention because Mrs. Jones decided we really didn’t deserv ...
Mrs. Chaaban`s crash course in grammar
... • Dashes are like detour signs in the grammar world! • Indicate non-essential information that can be removed without affecting the basic meaning of a sentence. John Locke-whose writings strongly influenced the Declaration of independence-was one of the most important thinkers of the eighteenth cent ...
... • Dashes are like detour signs in the grammar world! • Indicate non-essential information that can be removed without affecting the basic meaning of a sentence. John Locke-whose writings strongly influenced the Declaration of independence-was one of the most important thinkers of the eighteenth cent ...
Lindsay`s Grammar Review
... When quoting textual evidence or dialogue use the following rules: 1. Have a description or an introduction before the quote. (Do NOT start the sentence with the quote) 2. Have a comma before the first apostrophe mark. 3. Add one punctuation mark(,.!?) to end the quote. 4. Capitalize the first lette ...
... When quoting textual evidence or dialogue use the following rules: 1. Have a description or an introduction before the quote. (Do NOT start the sentence with the quote) 2. Have a comma before the first apostrophe mark. 3. Add one punctuation mark(,.!?) to end the quote. 4. Capitalize the first lette ...
ks2 grammar passport
... It’s is short for it is. eg. It’s hot today. Its is used for possession. eg. It shut its eyes. Its, like hers, yours, ours and theirs, is a possessive pronoun. No apostrophe! NEVER use apostrophes to form plurals eg. We opened our books. (NOT book’s) We bought some CDs. (NOT CD’s) Back in the 1980s… ...
... It’s is short for it is. eg. It’s hot today. Its is used for possession. eg. It shut its eyes. Its, like hers, yours, ours and theirs, is a possessive pronoun. No apostrophe! NEVER use apostrophes to form plurals eg. We opened our books. (NOT book’s) We bought some CDs. (NOT CD’s) Back in the 1980s… ...
clause - Longton Primary School
... These give more meaning to the main clause. They begin with a subordinating conjunction. They do not make sense as a sentence on their own. The boy ate the tasty carrot before he ate desert. ...
... These give more meaning to the main clause. They begin with a subordinating conjunction. They do not make sense as a sentence on their own. The boy ate the tasty carrot before he ate desert. ...
Possessive Forms
... and an s we can manage to transform most singular nouns into their possessive form: the car's front seat, Charles's car, Bartkowski's book, hard day's work. Some writers will say that the -s after Charles' is not necessary and that adding only the apostrophe (Charles' car) will suffice to show posse ...
... and an s we can manage to transform most singular nouns into their possessive form: the car's front seat, Charles's car, Bartkowski's book, hard day's work. Some writers will say that the -s after Charles' is not necessary and that adding only the apostrophe (Charles' car) will suffice to show posse ...
CLEAR: Grammar
... other. For technical writing, past tense is always appropriate when describing procedures performed or results obtained. However, you should switch to present tense when making generalized statements that are true outside of the experiment’s context. Example: We measured point efficiencies and fou ...
... other. For technical writing, past tense is always appropriate when describing procedures performed or results obtained. However, you should switch to present tense when making generalized statements that are true outside of the experiment’s context. Example: We measured point efficiencies and fou ...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Writing
... The apostrophe is used to mark omitted letters in contractions. Note that contractions are often considered too informal for academic writing. Avoid the dreadful it’s/its confusion: It’s is a contraction for it is. It’s is never a possessive. Its is the possessive for it. As Professors Strunk and Wh ...
... The apostrophe is used to mark omitted letters in contractions. Note that contractions are often considered too informal for academic writing. Avoid the dreadful it’s/its confusion: It’s is a contraction for it is. It’s is never a possessive. Its is the possessive for it. As Professors Strunk and Wh ...
Hyphens and Apostrophes
... • Both indefinite and personal pronouns can indicate possession. Here are two rules to follow to show possession. • Use an apostrophe and s with indefinite pronouns to show possession. • Examples: everyone’s plan each one’s decision • Do not use an apostrophe with possessive personal pronouns. • Th ...
... • Both indefinite and personal pronouns can indicate possession. Here are two rules to follow to show possession. • Use an apostrophe and s with indefinite pronouns to show possession. • Examples: everyone’s plan each one’s decision • Do not use an apostrophe with possessive personal pronouns. • Th ...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Writing
... The apostrophe is used to mark omitted letters in contractions. Note that contractions are often considered too informal for academic writing. Avoid the dreadful it’s/its confusion: It’s is a contraction for it is. It’s is never a possessive. Its is the possessive for it. As Professors Strunk and Wh ...
... The apostrophe is used to mark omitted letters in contractions. Note that contractions are often considered too informal for academic writing. Avoid the dreadful it’s/its confusion: It’s is a contraction for it is. It’s is never a possessive. Its is the possessive for it. As Professors Strunk and Wh ...
Grammar Rules
... Jim had given much thought to his future; therefore, it came as no surprise when he returned to school. The audience was sparse; in fact, there were only five people. I want to travel this summer; accordingly, I will have to save some money this winter. Six people saw the bandit leaving the store; m ...
... Jim had given much thought to his future; therefore, it came as no surprise when he returned to school. The audience was sparse; in fact, there were only five people. I want to travel this summer; accordingly, I will have to save some money this winter. Six people saw the bandit leaving the store; m ...
Writing Program Proofreading Guide
... When Drucker writes about the rise and fall of blue-collar workers in the twentieth century, he describes the transition ...
... When Drucker writes about the rise and fall of blue-collar workers in the twentieth century, he describes the transition ...
CMS and AP Style Guide Differences
... Capitalize the principal words, including prepositions and conjunctions of four or more letters. Capitalize an article—the, a, an—or words of fewer than four letters if it is the first or last word in a title. Put quotation marks around the names of all such works except the Bible and books that are ...
... Capitalize the principal words, including prepositions and conjunctions of four or more letters. Capitalize an article—the, a, an—or words of fewer than four letters if it is the first or last word in a title. Put quotation marks around the names of all such works except the Bible and books that are ...
4 Transcription / Word Handwriting Sentence Punctuation
... I am beginning to use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words I am becoming familiar with using a thesaurus to expand vocabulary I am using a range of nouns or pronouns. I can understand and identify fronted adverbials I understand the basic rules for singular and plural nouns. I can apply ru ...
... I am beginning to use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words I am becoming familiar with using a thesaurus to expand vocabulary I am using a range of nouns or pronouns. I can understand and identify fronted adverbials I understand the basic rules for singular and plural nouns. I can apply ru ...
Spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2
... • English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: questions (focusing on pupil’s knowledge of grammar, punctuation and ...
... • English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: questions (focusing on pupil’s knowledge of grammar, punctuation and ...