What Is a Semi-Colon Tattoo?
A person wearing a semicolon tattoo wants to show solidarity with someone who has attempted suicide or suffers from a mental illness.
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What is Grammar?
Although grammar does have rules, these rules help us communicate effectively. Grammar is the structure of a language, and the rules are the visible and obvious elements of that structure.
What is a Predicate?
A predicate is not a part of speech but a group of words that can have verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. These words work together to form what some call the verb phrase.
Why Writers Should Avoid Comma Splices
Should you avoid comma splices? Fiction writers often think that comma splices aren't a big deal. I recently ran across an excellent post by Yasmin Y…
When Should I Use an Ampersand?
The History of & and whether to use it In formal business writing, unless the symbol is already in a name that you are writing about, avoid it. So…
Can I Put a Comma Where I Pause?
When students ask too many questions about commas, teachers often revert to a classic piece of advice during comma instruction: put a comma where you …
Is It Okay to Use Passive Sentences?
You can use passive sentences when you want to emphasize the action being taken, to avoid repetition, and when a situation applies to the general public.
What is a Conjunctive Adverb?
Conjunctive adverbs are a type of connecting words, similar to words such as because or after.
Select the Conjunctive Adverb
Think you can identify conjunctive adverbs? Click on the image and find out. Metal tools for mechanic work (Industry and Craft) tools,spanner,mechanic…