If you want to write English you must have to learn the perfect use of the quotation marks. The sign goes thus—”———”. These marks are always used to enclose a saying of someone or something that is borrowed from somewhere else.... Read more...
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How to Use the Quotation Marks Perfectly
Friday, February 19th, 2010How to Use Proofreaders Marks
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Suppose you have been burdened with the work of marking up a document. What would you do then? I think you have no other way than to use the proofreader’s specific marks. Nowadays the use of proofreading on the hard copy is a rare mater, still if you have to do it for your own sake or to edit some writing of someone you have to be too cautious to use the marks in a very standard fashion.... Read more...
Six common mistakes in English writing
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009Better English writing is becoming difficult nowadays and this is mainly because of the dropping of the English writing standards among the people. Nowadays, abbreviations are being used in messages and this has spilled over to the other areas of communication making the standard of English writing more and more worse. Better English writing is in danger and every day we are able to spot blatant mistakes being made in radio, television, pamphlets, newspapers, e-mail, websites and other areas as well. Mistakes in written English are carried over to the spoken English and the same is happening vice versa. Therefore, it is better to see that the following six common mistakes, which are generally committed by people in written English, are avoided.... Read more...
Grammar: Dipping Delve into English Grammar
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009When you are leaning a language, you must have the first hand knowledge of grammar. You can not avoid it; you must learn it at any cost. Similarly when you notice that you fail to construct a sentence, put commas here and there or write a preposition at the fag end of a sentence you must have to dip delve into English grammar to have a sound knowledge of it.... Read more...
Usage of Linking Words English
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009In English language, linking words are those which join clauses within the sentence. There are also linking words that join ideas across sentences and paragraphs. These are something called ‘text organizers’ because they make the organization of what we say or write. They are more common in writing or formal speech. Linking words are very much important for the writing to be clear and natural. Linking words are also called conjunctions. Generally, a sentence cannot begin with conjunction. The word ‘because’ is the well-known example for conjunction. From to a famous saying ‘A sentence cannot begin with the word because since it is a conjunction’. Only in rare cases a sentence will begin with these words. Linking words differ in three ways and they are as follows:... Read more...
English Grammar – The Colon and Semicolon
Friday, October 2nd, 2009The semicolon is probably the most sophisticated punctuation device and is, therefore, well worth adding to your repertoire. First, however, we need to establish the difference between a colon and a semicolon. As you might imagine, it is sometimes the case that in attempting to use one of these devices students opt for the wrong one.... Read more...