Grammar & Punctuation – Dare – English editing.
A verb that can be used as a normal verb and also as a modal auxiliary verb. For this reason…
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Grammar & Punctuation – Countable noun – English editing.
A noun that has both a singular and a plural form. Most nouns are countable, because they refer to things…
Grammar & Punctuation – Could – English editing.
A modal auxiliary verb, the past form of can. It can refer to ability in sentences that are about the…
Grammar & Punctuation – Coordinating conjunction – English editing.
A Conjunction that joins two items of the same grammatical status. The commonest coordinating conjunctions are: And But Or They…
Grammar & Punctuation – Conversion – English editing.
The process by which a word from one word class is used as if it belonged to another class. For…
Grammar & Punctuation – Subordinating conjunctions – English editing.
If the two items do not have equal status, then a subordinating conjunction is used. Most commonly this happens in…
Grammar & Punctuation – Coordinating conjunctions – English editing.
A class of words that are used to join together words, phrases, or clauses is called conjunctions. Coordinating conjunctions link…
Grammar & Punctuation – Possible events – English editing.
Conditional clauses can describe situations which have not yet happened, but are possible: If it comes to court, you two…