There are only a few questions that you need to ask yourself. Have I written a sentence? Do I need a compound sentence? Do I need subordinate clauses? Have I produced all these elements in accordance with the rules? Does my sentence make sense and read well? Beyond the individual sentence, however, is the logic of a paragraph, where we need to be more Ware of how each sentence as ... Read more...
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1. Later, latter
Latter is the second-named of two items; ‘former’ the first later refers to time: Henry and George decided to leave. ‘See you later’ said the latter.
2. like, such as
Like suggests resemblance and means ‘similar to’: thus a band like Oasis means a band that resembles them, but it also nowadays means ‘a band such as Oasis’. In other words, like has come to have two meanings where previously there was a clear distinction between ‘like’ and ‘such as’. Such as is used to precede an example or examples of a larger subject: there are great bands such as Oasis and Radio head. Bands here are the larger generic term, while the named bands are individual examples of bands.
3. Media
Media is the plural of medium. There are two things to be on guard about. You should write television is the most important medium in society (not med... Read more...
1. Setting off the introductory element of a sentence
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Another instance in which the comma is necessary is where it is used to set off the introductory elements of a sentence. We can illustrate this by considering that last sentence. The subject of the sentence is another instance in which the comma is necessary. We could have started the paragraph, however, with an introductory clause:
If we move on to the second use of the comma, we can consider another instance in which the comma is necessary to set off the introductory element of a sentence.
In this example, the introductory element is just a way of establishing a link ease the reader into the main points being made. The same thinking is in evidence when we use tiny verb... Read more...