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Grammarly Blog: What Is a Generic Noun?
This page discusses generic nouns, non-specific nouns such as in "a gang of boys," as compared to collective nouns such as "a pride of lions." Several examples of generic noun usage are provided.
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Grammarly Blog: Uses of Verbs
This page focuses on verbs including definitions, action and non-action verbs, verb tenses, and verb moods with examples for all of the above.
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Grammarly Blog: Past Continuous (Past Progressive) Tense
An explanation with examples of past progressive verb tense in sentences.
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Grammarly Blog: Linking Verbs
An explanation and examples of linking verbs and how they are used correctly in sentences.
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Grammarly Blog: Possessive Case of Nouns: Rules and Examples
This page expains the rules for forming possessive nouns and provides examples.
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Grammarly Blog: Common Errors in English: Good or Well
This Grammarly Handbook resource clarifies the difference in usage between "good" and "well" in sentences. Numerous examples are provided in this resource.
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Grammarly Blog: Present Perfect Continuous(present Perfect Progressive)tense
An explanation with examples of present perfect progressive verb tense in sentences.
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Grammarly Blog: With Sense Verbs
This page explains the use of adverbs and adjectives with verbs of the five senses and provides examples.
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Grammarly Blog: Quotation Marks Setting Off Specific Words or Terms
Rules and examples for using quotation marks to set off specific words within a sentence.
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Grammarly Blog: Parallelism With Prepositions
An explanation with examples of using parallel structure with prepositions.
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Grammarly Blog: Unnecessary Comma in a Complex Sentence
Rules and examples for using commas when writing a complex sentence.
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Grammarly Blog: Adjective and Verb Placement
This page focuses on the relationships between adjectives and verbs including predicate adjectives, linking verbs, and participles --verbs used as adjectives such as the smiling baby.
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Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: Periods and Events (Not Century Numbers)
This page explains that historical periods and events are capitalized as proper nouns, but centuries are not. Examples are provided.
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Grammarly Blog: Connecting Sentences
This Grammarly Handbook resource provides ways to connect sentences using transition words and punctuation (colons and semi-colons). Includes a list of transitional words and their uses, and a discussion of how punctuation is used to...
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Grammarly Blog: Present Perfect Tense
An explanation with examples of present perfect verb tense in sentences.
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Grammarly Blog: Pronoun Reference
An explanation with examples of pronouns and how they are used in sentences.
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Grammarly Blog: Prepositions of Direction
An explanation with examples of prepositions that describe direction.
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Grammarly Blog: Dashes
This page focuses on the rules for the use of dashes. Explains what a dash is, what it does, and the three formats of dashes (em, en, and the double hyphen). Examples are provided with the "dash" used in different contexts.
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Grammarly Blog: Comma Setting Off Non Restrictive Clauses
This page focuses on understanding what a non-restrictive clause is and that it must be set off by commas. It explains that non-restrictive clauses often use begin with the word "which" and offers examples.
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Grammarly Blog: Spelling Plurals With S or Es or Other Plurals
Spelling rules and examples for adding -s or -es to make the plural form of a word.
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Grammarly Blog: Semicolon With Conjunctions
Rules and examples for using semicolons with conjunctions in a compound sentence.
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Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: The First Word in a Direct Quote Sentence
This page explains the rules for capitalizing direct quotes; if the quote is a sentence, capitalize it. If the quote is not a complete sentence, capitalize only what was capitalized in the original direct quote.
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Grammarly Blog: Parallelism
A list of ten situations where writing should be parallel. Each contains a link to additional information.