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English Plus: Grammar Slammar!
An easy-to-use grammar resource containing rules for style, usage, capitalization, abbreviations, punctuation, and letter writing. This site also includes a glossary of common grammatical mistakes.
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Apostrophes With Possessives of More Than One Owner
When to use the apostrophe when more than one person shares the same item, and when similar items are owned individually by different owners. Examples are provided.
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English Plus: Colons Before Quotations
Rules for using colons to introduce quotations that are formal or lengthy, and to introduce quotations that do not begin with he said/she said.
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English Plus: Colons With Formal Appositives
The use of the colon with formal appositives is explained, with examples.
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Quotation Marks With Slang: Rules for Use
This site discusses using quotation marks with slang and an example is included.
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Dangling Modifiers (Simple Definition)
A definition of misplaced modifiers with examples.
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Grammar Slammer: Hyphens Rules for Use
This site from Grammar Slammer offers links to each of the uses for hyphens where correct and incorrect examples are provided for each. L.11-12.2a Hyphens
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Grammar Slammer: The Ellipsis
This site from Grammar Slammer at English Plus contains information regarding the correct use of the ellipsis. Several examples of the ellipsis in context are provided.
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English Plus: Subordinating Conjunction
A simple explanation of subordinating conjunctions with examples. The page includes a list of common subordinating conjunctions.
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English Plus: Format for a Friendly or Personal Letter
See the proper form of writing a friendly letter including spacing and content.
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Grammar Slammer: Pronouns With Elliptical Clauses
Explains the use of the correct case of pronoun when used in comparisons.