Short Sentences
Short sentences can pack a punch. They can create tension. They can be beautiful and rhythmic. They also stand out more when surrounded by longer sentences.
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Grammar Tip: Sentence Writing
Don’t use unnecessary instances of “which,” “as,” “with,” and “while;” use modifiers instead.
Two example: 1.  Change the sentence, “I drove down the freeway, which made me feel carsick” suffers from the “which.” TO: “I drove down the freeway, feeling carsick.” Example 2: “The teacher cleaned her desk while listening to The Beatles.” TO:  “The teacher cleaned her desk, listening to The Beatles.”
🔤 Grammar Tip: Do I Capitalize or Not Capitalize?
When To Capitalize and When Not to Capitalize
- Capitalize ‘I’
- Capitalize nations, national nouns and adjectives – French, Russian, English, Italy, Canadian, etc.
- Capitalize the first letter of the first word in a new sentence or question
- Do NOT capitalize common nouns, nouns are only capitalized if they are the name of something
- Capitalize proper names of people, institutions, festivals, etc.
BUT
I go to the University of Texas. (noun used as proper name)
🔤 Grammar Tip: Do You Have a Knew or New Coat?
New or knew:
The words knew and new are homophones which means they sound alike but mean different things.
New is an adjective that means unused.
Knew is the past tense form of the verb know, which means to understand or to be aware of.
If you are having trouble using these words correctly, remember that knew is a verb and has to do with knowledge. Since both of these words start with the same two letters, you can link them together in your mind.
🔤 Grammar Tip: Is Your Conscience or Conscious Bothering You?
“The noun conscience refers to a state of awareness or a sense that one’s actions or intentions are either morally right or wrong, along with a feeling of obligation to do the right thing. . . . Conscious, on the other hand, is an adjective that indicates that a person is awake and alert and able to understand what is happening around them, such as a patient who becomes fully conscious after being administered anesthesia.”
🔤 Grammar Tip: Will You Attain or Obtain Your Dream Job?
Attain and obtain have the same ending, and they both mean to get something.  Attain is a verb that means to get an achievement. For example, “After a lot of hard work, she attained her dream of being able to speak 7 languages.”
Obtain is also a verb. It means to get possession of something. For example, “The men obtained the tools they needed to cut down the tree.”
🔤 Grammar Tip: Are You “All Ready” or “Already”?
Know the Difference Between All Ready and Already.
All ready means completely prepared.
Already means prior to a specified or implied time.
🔤 Grammar Tip: Do You Want to Allude or Elude Confrontation?
Do You Know the difference between allude and elude?
Allude means to refer to indirectly.
Elude means to avoid or to evade.
