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Understanding the Subordinate Clause
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When I was in school, I found a lot of the rules of grammar to be very abstract. I enjoyed…
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The Skinny on Quantifiers
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I’d love to give you some tips about how and when to properly use quantifiers. What are quantifiers, you ask?…
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The Preposition Placement Rule You May Be Misusing
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With the rise of texts, Tweets, and other casual communication, it’s easier than ever for writers to find style and…
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Sentence Modifiers: Know Their Place, and Don’t Leave Them Hanging
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Want to write something totally unbelievable? It’s really easy if you use dangling or misplaced modifiers. Any word or phrase…
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Your Complete Guide to Comma Rules
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If you’ve heard that joke about a panda bear entering a restaurant and eating, shooting, and leaving, you know that…
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AP Style Elections Topical Guide (With General Political Terms)
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Politics, and especially elections, can spark big emotions that result in writing bias or accidental inaccuracies. To prevent writing mistakes,…
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The Astute Art of Alliteration
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There’s a certain allure to the art of astutely employing literary techniques such as alliteration, a well-known figure of speech.…
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Truism: The Truth Is the Truth
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Have you ever heard someone say something so clever that you had to go back and have it repeated so…
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A Primer on the AP Style Rule for Acronyms
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If you write factual content or realistic fiction, it’s almost impossible to avoid working with acronyms. Between “alphabet soup” government…