Do you punctuate dialogue correctly?” she asked.
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Grammar
Too Tense?
English Verb Tenses Made Simple: A Free Course Do you want to speak and write fluently, without stopping to think about what is the correct tense to use? Do you sometimes hesitate, unsure of which verb form you should use now? Then this FREE course is for you . . . see more.
Wondering About Passive vs. Active?
Ah… passive voice. Just hearing that term conjures images of ninth-grade English class with all its confusing grammar rules! Passive voice is something that’s often talked about with disdain by editors and writing coaches – but many writers find it hard to recognize when they’re using it. That muscle can be a difficult one to
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What’s A Comma Splice?
Comma Slice by Grammargirl Once you learn about comma splices, you notice them everywhere, and a listener named Jo has started noticing them. She wrote, “Comma splices are the rage on the internet these days. Can you write about them sometime?” Well, I have written about . . . see more
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To Comma Or Not to Comma?
Author: Ben Yododa New York Times As I noted in my earlier article, rules and conventions about when to use and not to use commas are legion. But certain errors keep popping up. Here are a few of them. Identification Crisis If I’ve seen it once, I’ve seen it a thousand times. I’m referring to
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