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Mighty helpful
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 16/11/2010
» Both "may" and "might" are words that have the same overall meaning: indicating that something is possible. As a result, this can generate the valid question of how and when to use each appropriately.
Pain-free contractions
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 21/09/2010
» As previously discussed, apostrophes are not only used to show possession, but are also used in contractions. In a contraction, two words are combined, leaving out some letters and replacing them with an apostrophe. Contractions are most commonly used when speaking and in informal writing, though they are less common in academic writing. To use an apostrophe to create a contraction, place the apostrophe where the omitted letter(s) would go. Here are some examples:
Articles of interest
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 10/08/2010
» What are articles? Articles are similar to adjectives, and, like adjectives, articles modify nouns. English has three articles: "the" and "a/an". "The" is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; "a" and "an" are used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns.
Give me a break: Paragraph writing
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 27/07/2010
» In teaching and learning, you may have heard a few rules about paragraphs, how long they should be or how to organise them. But looking at a number of written resources, including books, magazines, newspapers, or even your own correspondence, you may have noticed these sources often break those paragraph "rules".
Compound sentences made easy
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 13/07/2010
» A compound sentence is two simple sentences joined together with a comma and a coordinating conjunction. Never forget to add the comma. The coordinating conjunctions (CC) are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. These CCs can be remembered with the mnemonic "fanboys". The acronym comes from for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.