See the following link and you’ll know: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/597/1/
Archive for the ‘Grammar’ Category
What are dangling modifiers? How do we fix them?
Posted in Grammar, Language, Useful Links, tagged dangling modifers on March 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Handy English Language Presentations
Posted in Copyediting/Proofreading, Grammar, Language, Useful Links, tagged copy editing resources, english language, powerpoint presentations on english grammar on March 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If you are a copy editor or English language expert who has been asked to give a presentation on English grammar, here’s a useful link for you. This link contains several English grammar presentations that you can use to “teach” your colleagues. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/powerpoint.htm
Common Errors in English
Posted in Grammar on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hi! I put together a presentation on Common Errors in English. Let me know if you found it useful.
An interesting article on hyphens: The American view
Posted in Grammar on November 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Poynteronline Writing Tools: Roy Peter Clark provides tools for your writing toolbox. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2007 Hater-ation for the Hyphen Nation Have you noticed how the effects of the American Revolution are being reversed by an invasion of British scolds? The most famous, of course, is Simon Cowell, the imperious judge on “American Idol” (“Go [...]
10 grammar mistakes you can easily avoid
Posted in Grammar on November 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
These days, we tend to communicate via the keyboard as much as we do verbally. Often, we’re in a hurry, quickly dashing off emails with typos, grammatical shortcuts, and it’s expected. It’s no big deal. But other times, we try to invest a little care, avoiding mistakes so that there’s no confusion about what we’re [...]
Five grammatical mistakes you must avoid
Posted in Grammar on October 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1. Your vs. you’re This one drives me insane, and it’s become extremely common among bloggers. All it takes to avoid this error is to take a second and think about what you’re trying to say. “Your” is a possessive pronoun, as in “your car” or “your blog.” “You’re” is a contraction for [...]
Punctuation Guide
Posted in Grammar on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Punctuation Guide If you have read the punctuation book “Eats, shoots and leaves” by Lynne Truss, here’s a companion to it: A PDF document with a brief outline of the rules of punctuation along with exercises( and the answers in the end).
Where is our language going?
Posted in Grammar on September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“In one of the megachain bookstores, a woman asked a young clerk for the author of Like Water for Chocolate. After the salesperson had spent five minutes searching and still could not locate the famous title, the customer realized that the young man had been looking for Water from Chocolate. It’s like … you know. [...]
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Posted in Grammar on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Periods, Exclamation marks and question marks Attached is a PowerPoint presentation on the correct use of periods, exclamation points, and question marks.
Common Errors in English Grammar
Posted in Grammar on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Common Errors in English Attached is a Word document outlining a few of the common errors in English. These can be easily avoided with a little awareness.
