Archive for the 'Grammar and Punctuation' Category
More than just “Find and Replace”
I discovered, the other day, that Word has a nifty feature that might prove invaluable.
Find and replace.
Yes, I knew about the normal operation of “find and replace”, but I didn’t know you could use this feature to turn all words in italic to underlined instead. This would literally save hours and hours of work […]
Posted by: Scribe on Monday, 5 Feb 2007
Some Dos and Don’ts in Writing
I found this simple page of Some Dos and Don’ts in writing. Some of the things listed are common sense, but others may not be so well known.
However, one of them I didn’t understand at all and would appreciate some enlightenment. Maybe I’m not fully awake, although I should be it’s […]
Posted by: Scribe on Saturday, 27 Jan 2007
Grammar and Punctuation
I had to find some basic grammar and punctuation websites to post in a thread on my message board, and I thought it might be a good idea to place them here too.
I don’t believe a successful writer has to have talent. Anyone can learn to write, if they have the desire to do […]
Posted by: Scribe on Thursday, 20 Apr 2006
Active and Passive Verbs
As I stated yesterday, my weakness is passive sentences. The following links were supplied to me by one of the critters who felt I might benefit from them.
Active and Passive Verbs
The Passive Overview
Past Continuous
I’m sharing them with you, in case you could benefit too.
Posted by: Scribe on Monday, 17 Apr 2006
Punctuation: Comma
In years gone by I was extremely good with punctuation. I always received top marks for comprehension and extra marks for presentation. However, with the introduction of the internet, I’ve found that I’ve become confused with some punctuation usage. I suppose reading a lot of American websites has done that.
Lately, I’ve been […]
Posted by: Scribe on Sunday, 12 Feb 2006
Laid, Lain, Lay, Lie
Now this one is more for me, than you. These four words are a curse to me, because I cannot remember which word I should be useing. I’ve been told a million times, I had a friend send me a photocopy of the rule, but still I don’t know.
(Note: The following useages […]
Posted by: Scribe on Saturday, 11 Feb 2006
Grammar: The Basics
The other day I shared some more unusual grammar terms with you. Today, I think we’ll return to the basics, because if you don’t know these…we’ve got a problem.
Adjective - is a describing word. It adds meaning to a noun or pronoun. fast car; windy day.
Adverb - adds meaning to a verb […]
Posted by: Scribe on Saturday, 11 Feb 2006
Grammar Meanings
Absolute Word - is complete in itself; it cannot be more or less. The judges decision is final. You cannot say or write more final. Some other absolute words are perfect, correct, alive, unique.
Alliteration - is the repetition of the first sounds in words. The fair breeze blew, the white form […]
Posted by: Scribe on Sunday, 5 Feb 2006
Getting it Right
I wrote this for the Writers Email Group and thought I’d put it here too.
I don’t swear…no, that’s not right, I rarely swear. If I do, people know I’m seriously angry…and run. Yet I know lots and lots of people, including women (and children), who swear on a daily basis (no matter what […]
Posted by: Scribe on Friday, 13 Jan 2006
Grammar Slammer
I seem to be on a roll. The Grammar Slammer Complete Contents website provides help where anything to do with grammar is concerned. Take a look at the list if you don’t believe me. If you have a question about grammar, I’m sure you’ll find the answer on that page.
Posted by: Scribe on Thursday, 22 Dec 2005