Elaboration and Explanation The colon is mainly a mark of introduction: It signals that the words following will explain or amplify the meaning of the preceding clause. A colon is always preceded by …
Dashes and colons are essential to incorporate into your grammar toolkit. After this lesson, you will be prepared to use these punctuation marks to create more gripping, well-paced papers.
While a small piece of punctuation, apostrophes have the power to shorten sentences and change the meaning of the ideas.
Difficulty with navigating the correct use of colons and semicolons is a common experience in Academic Writing. Many people struggle to identify when and when not to use colons and semicolons. If you are struggling, know that you are in good company
This guide will explain:
What mixed sentences are.
How to fix “missing subject” mixed sentences.
How to fix “double subject” mixed sentences.
Welcome! Welcome to the Learning Commons Quick Start Guide to tricky word pairs! Here, you will find a few examples of word pairs that either sound exactly the same or …
Quick Start Guide to Pronoun Agreement.
This guide will explain:
Singular and plural nouns
Noun-pronoun agreement
Modifiers play an important role in explaining how all the words and phrases in a sentence are related to each other. So, a dangling or misplaced modifier can make your sentence look awkward or confusing. After this lesson, you will be able to identify a faulty modifier and thereby correct it.
Here’s a quick start guide to show you step by step on how to ask an e-question on WriteAway
Commas are a powerful but potentially difficult punctuation mark to use correctly. This guide will cover seven rules for English comma use to help improve your writing.