Guide to Grammar and Writing

If you get befuddled when it's time to put pen to paper, you've got plenty of company. The English language has rules. Break them and you'll be the subject of ridicule by the grammar police. Even worse, not knowing some of the less obvious rules of English grammar can hinder your progress in school and affect your career prospects.

The parts of speech are easy for most people. A noun is the name or description of a person place or thing. A pronoun takes the place of a noun to keep our speech and writing lively. A verb expresses action or a state of being. Adjectives describe (modify) nouns, while adverbs modify verbs. Conjunctions tie words and phrases together. Prepositions show the relationship between nouns or pronouns in a sentence and other parts of that sentence. Interjections express emotions. It seems simple enough until you try to put these parts together to make a whole.

Are you having trouble making your subjects and verbs agree? Do your pronouns refer directly or indirectly to the noun they replaced? Do you write run-on sentences, joined together by a gang of conjunctions and commas? Are you one of the millions of English speakers who don't know when to use it's and when to use its? Do your sentences finish with pesky prepositions at the end?

Do your sentences fall apart because of dependent clauses that can't stand alone? Do your paragraphs have a topic sentence, supporting statements, and a conclusion? Find out how to banish common grammar villains. Learn to write essays, letters, or business documents clearly and effectively. Learn proper punctuation, sentence mastery, and you will no longer live in fear of the grammar police.

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