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Grammar & punctuation

Grammar & punctuation

Passed or Past?

Past or passed? Personally, I find it easier to learn how to use these words correctly through examples as we tend to use it in English in certain ways. So I hope the following lists will be useful for your creative writing. Basically, ‘Passed’ is the past tense of ‘to Read more…

By Emma Parfitt, 3 years11 months ago
Grammar & punctuation

Colon misuse: it’s not scary to get it right!

When to use a colon. The humble colon, not to be confused with a body part, can be used as follows: 1) to introduce a list (as I have just shown above) 2) to show contrast e.g. two separate sentences which contrast with one another The wicked are damned: the Read more…

By Emma Parfitt, 3 years ago
Grammar & punctuation

Maybe or may be? 1 quick tip to get it right every time

Maybe (as an adverb) When used as an adverb (a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group) ‘maybe’ is written as one word. Use it when you want to say perhaps something will happen. Maybe I won’t go to the Read more…

By Emma Parfitt, 4 years4 years ago
Grammar & punctuation

How to punctuate ‘therefore’ or ‘however’

The words therefore and however have similarities. The same rules also apply for words such as moreover and furthermore. You’ve come to the right place for writing help! Reach me here for help with any writing projects. The start of a sentence The most frequent use is at the start Read more…

By Emma Parfitt, 4 years6 months ago
Grammar & punctuation

Em dash use in formal writing like reports, essays, theses…

A concise recap of types of dashes First, a quick summary on  how to use dashes in formal writing: Dash/Hyphen – use to connect words e.g. ‘well-known’. En dash – to show a range of dates (basically, replaces the ‘to’) e.g. Profits increased from November – October that year. Em Read more…

By Emma Parfitt, 4 years4 years ago
Grammar & punctuation

When to capitalise ‘western’?

It’s easy to remember Western for politics, isn’t it? That’s my tip when you can’t remember whether to capitalise or not. Capitalize ‘Western’ when referring to: people in a region a definite region/an integral part of the place’s location political, social, or cultural activities (e.g. Western Europe, Western politics, non-Western Read more…

By Emma Parfitt, 4 years ago
Grammar & punctuation

4 ways to use a full stop. Correctly.

1. As a sentence ending A full stop is the most common way to end a sentence. 2. To indicate an abbreviation Some style guides differ on this, but it is worth knowing as abbreviations show your reader that something is missing. e.g. Ph.D. or U.S. (and e.g. is an Read more…

By Emma Parfitt, 4 years4 years ago
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