Grammar & Punctuation – capital letters – English editing.
Capital letters are used for the following purposes: ï‚§ For the first letter of a sentence: Expenditure rises to meet income. ï‚§ For the first letters of the names of…
Capital letters are used for the following purposes: ï‚§ For the first letter of a sentence: Expenditure rises to meet income. ï‚§ For the first letters of the names of…
Traditionally can is used to show: ï‚§ Ability: An English person who can speak even one other language fluently is rare. ï‚§ Possibility: Relapse can occur at any time. May…
A MODAL AUXILIARY VERB. It has two meanings: ï‚§ That someone or something has the ability to do something: Those who can swim, swim. ï‚§ That something is possible: I…
A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION used to link together: ï‚§ Two ADJECTIVES: Tired but happy. ï‚§ Two PHRASES: Nice to look at but difficult to describe. ï‚§ Two CLAUSES: You begin by…
A word with two main uses: ï‚§ SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION. It introduces CLAUSES OF TIME. For example: He wanted to see her before it was too late. ï‚§ PREPOSITION: I hardly…
The word or part of a word to which PREFIXES and SUFFIXES are attached to form new words. In the words that follow, the base is printed in bold type.…
A word that can be used in three main ways: Subordinating conjunction: It can introduce a number of different types of ADVERBIAL CLAUSE: ï‚§ Time: As the train drew into…
A term used in traditional grammar. It consists of these words: a, an indefinite article the definite article Article form part of a larger group of words known as DETERMINERS.…