Simple sentence – English editing.
A sentence that consists of one Finite clause. Examples are: The commissioners entered Pisa on Friday 8 June. Surrounded by…
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Simple past tense – English editing.
A tense used to refer to actions in the past. In regular verbs it is formed by adding -ed to…
Simple future tense – English editing.
A tense formed by using the Modal auxiliary verbs will or shall followed by the verb stem: You will tell.…
Simple aspect – English editing.
In the verb system of English, verbs can refer to the Present, the Past or the Future. Within each of…
Should – English editing.
A modal auxiliary verb used to refer to possible events in the future: I should be there before then. It…
Shall – English editing.
A modal auxiliary verb used in the formation of future tense: Simple future: I/We shall see. Future continuous: I/We shall…
Semicolon – English editing.
Semicolons are used to mark a break between two parts of a sentence. Usually the two parts that are separated…
Reported Speech – English editing.
In reports and stories it is often necessary to tell the reader what someone has said. If the words are…