You must take into account that use of quotation mark is obviously vital in English language. In English grammar, it is one of the vital punctuation marks that are used to highlight whether the words can lead without being interrupted or with some interruption. You have to keep it in mind that if you bring an interruption while using quotation you have to place either a comma or nothing but a colon to specify the interruption.... Read more...
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How to Use Quotation and Correct Punctuation
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010How To Improve Your Written English
Saturday, December 19th, 2009English writing and reading skills have a universal value since it is an international language. One should have a good knowledge of both written and spoken English to be able to communicate effectively in any country. Written English skills are closely associated with spoken English skills. If you have good written English skills, you will be able to express your views to the outside world effectively through your writing. Good written English skills will be useful for you in different situations.... Read more...
English Corrector Software and its Benefits
Sunday, December 6th, 2009English corrector software is one of the widely used software these days. You can get this software as a trail version for free and you can buy the whole software as well. You can upgrade your free version to the registered version. There are various companies offering this type of English corrector software. There are various features involved in this software according to the developer who is providing the software.... 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...
Proper editing techniques for your essay
Sunday, October 4th, 2009Having constructed your essay or exam answer, the job is not finished. Where possible, you need to edit, clarify, cut and polish your words. This doesn’t mean that you have to write, write again, rewrite and endlessly reconstruct an essay. The chance of it getting much better during such an assault is unlikely. The best written compositions tend to be the originals, and once heavy editing starts the original flavor can soon be lost. But there is always room for judicious pruning and clarification, and this depends on a careful re-reading of your work. Or rather two or three re-readings.... Read more...
How to Use Question Marks Correctly
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009Punctuation is important. It is an essential part of the signaling system of language and is central to effective communication – as well as to the passing of exams. A lot of people, however, make an awful mess of punctuation, which means that their performance in essays suffers and that they fail to do themselves justice. ... 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...
The Well-crafted Sentence – Subsequent Sentences
Friday, September 4th, 2009We need to exercise the discipline as we advance into the rest of the paragraph. Our student, though, was not keeping to the rules, and so, as perhaps could be expected, the lack of control at the outset means that, by the third sentence, the writing begins more and more to fall apart as he wrestles with his ideas:... Read more...
Writing in Style – Two Presentation Conventions
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009We want to talk about various conventions that relate to the presentation of written work, particularly the kind of work produced by university students. Several of these points are bound to come up in any essay you write; it is, therefore, well worth checking through the list to see if you are presenting your work in an appropriate way. It is just this kind of attention to detail that surreptitiously picks up more marks for you in an essay but also helps you to develop a polished and professional approach to written work.... Read more...
How to Join Sentences Together in Writing
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009What we are trying to demonstrate is how to join sentences together for an interesting piece of work. Readers can absorb more than one idea at a time and can feel frustrated by endless stops and starts; they are looking for information, stimulation, thoughts and points as well as an argument that involves them and takes them along. We should, however, make it clear that we are not contradicting here something we said earlier. We appear to be recommending the fusing of sentences. What we have in Blind, of course, is not fusing but instead joining sentences in a manner that Complies with all the basic rules about sentence structure and punctuation. We will, in addition, be showing how little phrases, such as in addition, can establish continuity and flow in a paragraph. Really, what we want to achieve is a paragraph where every sentence is as impressive as the student’s first sentence here:... Read more...