Introduction Nouns usually come with a particular kind word in front of them : The cat, a cat, this cat, that cat, these cats These words are all known as determiners. What job do determiners do? They help you identify which particular thing or things you are referring to. They help determine or define how … Continue reading Determiners
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The Semi-Colon in Descriptive Writing
Let’s say your character steps through a door and sees a whole new world. This means you have a setting to describe. It’s an important setting – not one you can just skate over. It would be no good writing something like, “John stepped through the door and saw an amazing garden” … and then just moving on to something else.
Some Proper Stuff about Proper Nouns!
Introduction What is the difference between the noun “car” and the noun “Rolls Royce”? The word “car” refers to objects all of which share common properties or attributes. They all have something in common that enables us to define them as “cars”- four wheels, a vague box-like shape or whatever else goes into giving a … Continue reading Some Proper Stuff about Proper Nouns!
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