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…
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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:…
Grammar & punctuation – abstract noun.
Noun can be divided into two groups: concrete and abstract. Concrete nouns refer to people, places, and things that can…
Grammar & Punctuation – abbreviations.
The presentation of abbreviations in writing raises two questions:  Should I use full stops?  Do I use capital…