Category: Grammar 101
Updated on November 18, 2016
Do you know when to use capital letters? Are you SURE?
Capital letters seem simple enough to understand, yet they’re misused all the time. Get on the case with this guide to the dos and don’ts of capping up Photograph by Tom Eversley Rogue capital letters are almost as distressing… Read More
Updated on September 29, 2016
Pause for thought: how to use semicolons
This overlooked punctuation mark is an incredibly useful writing tool. Today we look at using semicolons to bring greater clarity to your copy Photograph by Paula Borowska As someone whose writing can get somewhat… unwieldy, I’m a big fan of the semicolon…. Read More
Updated on October 13, 2016
10 grammar rules for super-geeks
Many of the stricter rules of grammar have fallen by the wayside – but true grammar geeks just can’t let go. Here are 10 for the truly committed… Photograph by Jordan Whitt It’s become deeply unfashionable to get wound up… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2016
A quick guide to tenses
We get all flustered over terminology such as “past perfect continuous”, but tenses are easy – and useful – to understand. Here’s the full list of 12 with a quick explanation of each Photograph by Chris Lawton During the… Read More
Updated on May 5, 2016
That, which or who? A handy guide to relative pronouns
That or which? Who or whom? Whose or who’s? For such little words, relative pronouns can cause an awful lot of confusion. Here are some tips to help you sort them out Photograph by Wil Stewart Relative pronouns are words that… Read More
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