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Appositive experience
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 29/06/2010
» An appositive is a word or group of words that adds information to a sentence by renaming nouns - defining or summarising them. Appositives are an excellent tool to introduce sentence variety, giving writers more ways to combine information and embed it in a sentence.
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Don't lose accuracy with loose grammar
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 20/04/2010
» The words loose and lose are often mixed up and misused in place of one another. Many people write loose when they really mean lose. Perhaps the source of confusion is related to the obvious visual resemblance, or occasionally shared verb status.
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All ready to study grammar
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 18/05/2010
» Let's face it! English can be confusing. Many English words are similar in sight or sound, but possess very different meanings. While it is difficult to completely avoid making mistakes in English, here are some tips that might help prevent a few common errors.
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Either/or and neither/nor
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 01/06/2010
» The English words either and neither can cause confusion. However, neither construction is very difficult once learned.
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Which is it: 'It is I' or 'It is me'?
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 23/02/2010
» The grammar police caught US President Barack Obama improperly using the two English pronouns "I" and "me" in public speeches. Since his election, the president has been bluntly criticised by grammarian bloggers for using "I" instead of "me" in phrases like "a very personal decision for Michelle and I" , "the main disagreement between John and I" and "graciously invited Michelle and I".
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Accept this!
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 26/01/2010
» The two English words accept and except are often confused by non-native and native speakers alike. Perhaps it is due to their somewhat similar spellings and pronunciations. However, upon gaining a better understanding of the respective meanings for the two words, it may actually seem rather strange that there is confusion over them, because the meaning of accept and the meaning of except, when used as a verb, are more or less opposites.
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