Grammar - Page 26
- What Is a Subordinate Clause?A subordinate clause is a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence; it merely complements a sentence’s main clause,...May 18, 2017
- Into or In To—How Do I Use Them?A common error is to confuse into, spelled as one word, with the two words in to. When deciding which is right for your sentence,...May 18, 2017
- What Is a Subordinating Conjunction?A subordinating conjunction is a word or phrase that links a dependent clause to an independent clause. This word or phrase...May 18, 2017
- When Do You Use a Comma Before “Because”?Most of the time, you should not use a comma before because when it connects two clauses in a sentence. Because is a...May 18, 2017
- Do You Use a Comma Before “So”?Should you place a comma before so when it joins two clauses in a sentence? The answer depends on whether the clause introduced...May 18, 2017
Is Using “As Soon As Possible” Rude?Your co-worker just sent you a message on Slack: Bossy McBosserpants I need the report as soon as possible What runs through your...May 7, 2017- When Should I Spell Out Numbers?It is generally best to write out numbers from zero to one hundred in nontechnical writing. In scientific and technical writing,...April 6, 2017
- How Long Is a Paragraph?Various educators teach rules governing the length of paragraphs. They may say that a paragraph should be 100 to 200 words long,...April 6, 2017
- Parallel Structure and PrepositionsWhen prepositional phrases are used in a parallel series, prepositions (with, to, of, over, under, by, etc.) should be repeated...April 5, 2017
- What Do Adjectives Modify?Adjectives are words that modify nouns. They are often called “describing words” because they give us further details about a...April 5, 2017