Grammar & Punctuation – Finite verb – English editing.
A form of the verb that is complete in itself and can be used alone as the verb phrase in…
Month: April 2010
Grammar & Punctuation – Fewer or Less – English editing.
In formal writing and speech, fewer should be used with Countable nouns and less with uncountable nouns. Examples: Fewer shades…
Grammar & Punctuation – Exclamation mark – English editing.
The main use of the exclamation mark is to end sentences that express:  An exclamation: ‘With a fixed bayonet!…
Grammar & Punctuation – Exclamation – English editing.
A remark expressing surprise, delight, pain, anger, or other strong emotion, often spoken with extra force of emphasis: How wonderful!…
Grammar & Punctuation – Etymology – English editing.
The study of the history of words, or the history of a particular word. Dictionaries often provide information about the…
Grammar & Punctuation – Either … or… . English editing.
When these two conjunctions are used as a pair, the two expressions that are linked should be of the same…
Grammar & Punctuation – Do – English editing.
An Auxiliary verb. Like be and have, do can be used both as an auxiliary and as a main verb.…
Grammar & Punctuation – Disjunct – English editing.
A sentence adverbial that provides some comment by the speaker or writer on the content of the sentence in which…