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An Introduction to Demonstrative Pronouns – With Examples
Every English learner has grammar issues, whether it’s grammar tenses, adjectives, or adverbs. But what...
4-minute read
An Introduction to Demonstrative Pronouns – With Examples
Every English learner has grammar issues, whether it’s grammar tenses, adjectives, or adverbs. But what...
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Does AP Style Use the Oxford Comma?
Most style guides have a simple yes or no rule on using the Oxford comma....
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Five Examples of the Begging the Question Fallacy
Do you know what it means to “beg the question”? While you’ve probably heard this...
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Idiom Tips: Something to the effect of…
Have you ever heard the phrase to that effect or to the effect of? These...
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Should a Comma Go Before Though?
Does a comma go before though? The answer is… sometimes. Hey, if the matter were...
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Grammar Tips: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
In the grammar world, positioning is everything. The wrong word in the wrong place can change the...
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Grammar Tips: Possessive Pronouns (With Examples)
Even if you don’t know what possessive pronouns are, you use them every day. They...
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When to Use the Simple Past
Every English student has issues with English grammar tenses. If you’d like to know when...
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What Is Personification in Writing?
Personification is when you assign human traits to something nonhuman. In writing, it’s a literary...
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Grammar Tips: A Guide to Relative Pronouns
The definition of a pronoun seems straightforward: a word used as a substitute for a...
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What Is Analogy in Writing?
An analogy is a rhetorical device we use to compare two things based on a...
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