“Usually, if I choose the store over the online purchase, it’s because I have a second motive — something beyond the quick, easy transaction. Even the very best and most creative booksellers face a huge hurdle if each customer must be lured in via the literary version of bread and circuses. . . . I like […]
Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns. They may come before (The cute kitten is sitting on the chair.) or they may come after (The kitten is cute.) the word they describe. Adverbs are words that describe everything but nouns and pronouns. They describe adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs. Adverbs answer the questions how, when, or where. The adverbs that […]
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You are walking along the beach one beautiful morning when you notice something floating near the shoreline. You walk up to it and see that it is a bottle. Inside the bottle is a note. You break open the bottle and read the note. What does it say?
Semicolons have two major functions in English grammar. The first function is to separate two independent clauses as in “I thought I would be able to maneuver around the deer blocking the road; I was sadly mistaken.” The second function of the semicolon is to separate items in a list that are already set apart […]
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A pronoun allows the writer to make a reference to something without using the name each time. Pronouns replace one or more nouns in a sentence. For example, instead of using the nouns Amy, the bookcase, apples, or my friends and I, you could use the pronouns she, it, they, and we. Using one word too many times can make a sentence or […]
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Most people know how to use semicolons properly, but change the comma to a period to make a colon and then the people are confused. Once you know the rules, colons become a vital part of sentences. Use the colon after a complete sentence to introduce a list of items when there are no introductory […]
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