Archive for April, 2010

Grammar & Punctuation – Either … or… . English editing.

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

When these two conjunctions are used as a pair, the two expressions that are linked should be of the same grammatical status:
 Two words:
Neither of us feels compelled to get wed on either moral or religious grounds.
 Two phrases:
The money will help fund a resources library and make learning units available to small, remote groups either on loan or as permanent gifts.
 Two clauses:
It should quash the conviction and either enter a verdict of acquittal or order a new trial.
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Grammar & Punctuation – Do – English editing.

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

An Auxiliary verb. Like be and have, do can be used both as an auxiliary and as a main verb. It is a common and useful main verb in sentences such as: Overcoats will do more than keep you warm this winter.
As an Auxiliary verb it is used:
 To make negative statements:
Water lilies do not grow well if water is falling on to their leaves.
 To form questions:
‘Do you understand me?’ he asked a second time.
 To form Tag questions:
Well, it doesn’t matter about anyone else, does it?
 For emphasis:
And he does like to travel.
 To avoid repetition:
I think you all know him better than I do.
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Grammar & Punctuation – Disjunct – English editing.

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

A sentence adverbial that provides some comment by the speaker or writer on the content of the sentence in which they appear. Disjuncts often come at or near the beginning of the sentence.
Admittedly, the enemy on this occasion was not Napoleon. In the sentence the disjunct is admittedly.
Common disjuncts include:
Actually Admittedly Basically Briefly Clearly
Frankly In general Obviously Perhaps Personally.
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Grammar & Punctuation – Diphthong – English editing.

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

A vowel sound that is composed of a sequence of two vowels. The vowel in the word ‘so’, for example begins with the ‘o’ sound of ‘hot’ and then glides into the ‘u’ sound of ‘put’. Other diphthongs are the vowel sounds in the following words:
High late toil.
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Grammar & Punctuation – Diminutive – English editing.

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

 A version of a noun that refers to a small version of something. Such diminutives are formed by adding a Prefix:
Minibus microskirt
Or a Suffix:
Notelet Kitchenette duckling
 A version of a noun that indicates familiarity or fondness, formed by adding a suffix:
Aussie sweetie footer champers
 A short form of a personal name:
Timothy – Tim Katherine – Kath/Kate/Katy .
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