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🔤 Grammar Tip: Correct Use of Apostrophes ” ‘ “

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Apostrophes are used:

  • To show possession (e.g., one dog’s kennel , two dogs’ kennel )
  • In time expressions (e.g., a day’s pay , two weeks’ holiday )
  • In contractions (e.g., can’t , isn’t , don’t )

Apostrophes are not used:

  • To show plurals (e.g., three cat’s , two video’s )
  • Randomly before the letter s (e.g., He like’s pies. )

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🔤 Grammar Tip: Are You Disinterested Or Uninterested in Who Wins the Game?

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The terms ‘disinterested’ and ‘uninterested’ are not interchangeable. Though, both of these words are used as adjectives, they are totally different from each other in terms of meaning.

  • ‘Disinterested’ means impartial or neutral to take an advantage.
  • ‘Uninterested’, on the other hand, means unconcerned.

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🔤 Grammar Tip: Who Is It? What Is It?

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“Nouns answer the questions “What is it?” and “Who is it?” They give names to things, people, and places.”

Here are a few examples: Joe, Patriots, Robin, Butterfly, China, and Atlantic Ocean.

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🔤 Grammar Tip: End the Confusion Over Capitalizing Quotations

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Capitalizing Quotations

Capitalize the first word in a quotation if the quotation is a complete sentence or if it is an interjection, an incomplete question, or fragmentary response.

Correct: He said, “Why did you come back?”
(Quotation is a sentence by itself.)Incorrect: She replied, “you wanted me to.”
(A fragmentary response, you needs a capital.)

A quotation is not capitalized if it is not a complete sentence and is part of the larger sentence.

Correct: I believe it was a “far, far better thing” to have confessed the crime.
(This quotation from Dickens is part of the larger sentence and is not a complete sentence in itself.)

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🔤 Grammar Tip: I.e or E.g.?

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I.e. OR E.g.

E.g. is used to give one or more possible examples. It’s a signal you’re seeing one or a few of multiple possibilities.


I.e. clarifies; you provide more precise information. Where e.g. opens up more options, i.e. narrows them down.

 

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Writer’s Wisdom on Clear Thinking

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“Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can’t exist without the other. It’s impossible for a muddy thinker to write good English.” ~ William Zinsser

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