Category: English Editing

Semicolons are used to mark a break between two parts of a sentence. Usually the two parts that are separated…

In reports and stories it is often necessary to tell the reader what someone has said. If the words are…

Relative clauses are Subordinate clauses that do a similar job to adjectives: She was a wicked woman. (adjective) While they…

The main types of referring words are:  Pronouns: Personal (I, She, etc.). Demonstrative (This, Those, etc.). Relative (Who(m), Which,…

These are commonly introduced by the conjunctions because, since, and as: Hindley and Catherine were angry because they had not…

This punctuation mark is used to mark the end of a question. It can also be used to indicate that…

Adverbial clauses of purpose often begin with so that: She sat forward so that she could see into the car’s…

A group of words that refer to people, places, and things that are unique. In written English, they are spelled…