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For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 49, then please read on… What’s the number of the verb with coordinating conjunctions? Bernard C Lamb in his book The Queen’s English explains that if the … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 48, then please read on… The use of lead sentences Most of the time, we know what we want to write about in an essay or an … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 47, then please read on… Take your time when writing It’s always good to get new tips from others; it’s all about sharing and learning. Today is … Continue reading
When to use ‘Neither…nor’ Neither…nor are a pair of coordinating conjunctions that links words, phrases and clauses. Please refer to my previous notes for more information: ‘note 43 Conjunctions http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-8m’ and ‘note 45 either…or (coordinating conjunction) http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-8I’. As this blog is similar to note 45, I will leave you to work out the answers. To check … Continue reading
Either…or (a pair of coordinating conjunctions) In note 43 http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-8m, I blogged about conjunctions explaining that they are a type of word that joins together phrases, clauses or words (as cited in John Seeley’s A-Z of Grammar & Punctuation). Today I’m going to blog about how to use a pair of conjunctions, in particular either…or. … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 44, then please read on… e.g. e.g. is latin for exempli gratia, but is more commonly known to us as ‘for example’ Example: Jane uses her kitchen … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 43, then please read on… What are conjunctions? According to John Seely in his book Oxford A-Z of Grammar & Punctuation, conjunctions are “a class of words that … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 42, then please read on… Paragraph layout As I have a publisher interested in my book at the moment, I am working on tidying up my manuscript. It reminded … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 41, then please read on… Re or Re- There are some good rules for remembering whether or not to use a dash after ‘re’. 1. Using re with the dash … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 40, then please read on… When to use the words less and fewer The important differences between less and fewer are as follows: According to The Pocket … Continue reading
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