GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, ETC. QUICK REFERENCE SHEET. Capitalize... DON'T capitalize... the version with the apostrophe is always the contraction, the shortened form of …

As you start to expand your blog and explore writing more, you’ll discover that grammar is more of a loose set of guideline than an absolute authority. And this isn’t a bad thing.

This is a quick English grammar overview for anyone confused or curious about the basics of English grammar. 1. Parts of Speech. 3. PunctuaJon. 3.8 ExclamaJon Mark • 4. Common …

Use a colon to introduce a list that appears after an independent clause. (Usually use introductory words such as following) Example: You need the following items for class: pencil, pens, paper, ruler, and glue. Use a colon between the title and subtitle of a book.

Use who before a verb (who went, NOT whom went); use whom after a preposition (e.g. by whom, NOT by who). Context is key: if you’re not sure of the answer, read a sentence before and a sentence after. OMIT/DELETE: check that option first because it’s usually right.

The 14 Grammar Rules Most Likely to be Tested Rule 1 - Subject-Verb Agreement Rule 2 - Noun-Pronoun Agreement Rule 3 - Rule 9 - Dangling Modifiers (Participles/participial phrases) Rule …

Simple Past: the event is in the past, the event is completely finished, we say (or understand) the time and/or place of the event. If we say the time or place of the event we must use the simple past tense; we cannot use the present perfect. Past Continuous: Expresses an action at a particular moment in the past. The event can be short or long.

an action finishing in the future, before or at the time of another action

Person, Place, Thing and Abstract.