Reported Speech – English editing.
In reports and stories it is often necessary to tell the reader what someone has said. If the words are…
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Relative Clause – English editing.
Relative clauses are Subordinate clauses that do a similar job to adjectives: She was a wicked woman. (adjective) While they…
Referring Words – English editing.
The main types of referring words are:  Pronouns: Personal (I, She, etc.). Demonstrative (This, Those, etc.). Relative (Who(m), Which,…
Adverbial Clauses – English editing.
These are commonly introduced by the conjunctions because, since, and as: Hindley and Catherine were angry because they had not…
Question Mark – English editing.
This punctuation mark is used to mark the end of a question. It can also be used to indicate that…
Adverbial Clauses – English editing.
Adverbial clauses of purpose often begin with so that: She sat forward so that she could see into the car’s…
Proper Noun – English editing.
A group of words that refer to people, places, and things that are unique. In written English, they are spelled…
Indefinite Pronoun – English editing.
This is a large group of pronouns which refer less precisely than the others. They include: Some someone somebody something…