Grammar & Punctuation – But.
 Some adjectives can only be used predicatively; they cannot be used attributively. You can say: She was alone. …
Category: English Editing
Grammar & Punctuation – adjective – English editing.
Adjectives are words that refers to the qualities of people, things, or ideas, or which group them into classes. …
Grammar & Punctuation – Forms of address – English Editing.
The commonest titles used in addresses are: Miss Mr Mrs Ms Mr and Mrs are straightforward to use. Mr is…
Grammar & Punctuation – addresses.
Styles for the presentation of addresses in letters and on envelopes have changed over the years. Recommended practice is to…
Grammar & Punctuation – It+passive.
Some writers like to begin a sentence with It, followed by the passive. For example, the following sentence concerns the…
Grammar & Punctuation – active or passive?
Using the passive voice has a number of disadvantages. It tends to sound rather formal and remote: Volunteers were sought…
Grammar & Punctuation – active voice.
TRANSITIVE VERBS (verbs that take an object) can be used in two ways, or ‘voices’: active and passive: ACTIVE: The…
Grammar & Punctuation – acronym.
An ABBREVIATION composed of the first letters of other words so that the abbreviation itself forms a word. For example:…