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Note 57 – Regular and irregular verbs

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 57, then please read on… REGULAR VERBS The Pocket Writer’s Handbook explains that verbs are called regular if they conform to the regular pattern i.e.  “it’s past … Continue reading

Note 56 – Active and passive voices

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 56, then please read on… What do active and passive voices mean? Bernard C Lamb in his book The Queen’s English, explains that in the active voice … Continue reading

Note 55 – Cut your work

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 55, then please read on… Tips for cutting your work I’ve just read a 453 word article by Gordon Wells (Writing Magazine, January 2009) called ‘Cut, cut … Continue reading

Note 54 – Disinterested v Uninterested

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 54, then please read on… Is there a difference between the words disinterested and uninterested? There is a distinct difference between these two words.  In this blog, I have included some definitions that I … Continue reading

Note 53 – Punctuation with quotation marks (British v American English)

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 53, then please read on… Punctuation with quotation marks As mentioned yesterday, when deciding where to put the punctuation marks when using quotation marks, I found that the rules … Continue reading

Note 52 – Take care when quoting direct speech

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 52, then please read on… Quoting direct speech Whilst reading about direct speech and the use of quotation marks today, I stumbled upon a very important point that … Continue reading

Note 51 – Subject and verb (agreement in number) Part 2

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 51, then please read on… Agreement in number between compound subjects and the verb Yesterday I talked a little bit about compound subjects and the agreement in … Continue reading

Note 50 – Subject and verb (agreement in number) Part 1

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 50, then please read on… Agreement in number between subject and verb Bernard C Lamb in his book The Queen’s English says that “the words that come … Continue reading

Note 49 – Singular v Plural verb with coordinating conjunctions

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

Note 48 – Using ‘lead sentences’

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

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