Category Archives: Basic Rules of Grammar

What do each of the words I, me and myself have in common? Answer: Each of these words is called a pronoun. Pronouns are words that are used to replace a noun in a sentence. Generally, before a pronoun can be used in a sentence, the noun that it will replace is used first inContinueContinue reading “Me, Myself, and I | Personal Pronouns Workshop”

Context Clues Workshop If you do not understand the meaning of a word when you read it in a sentence or a phrase, you may first want to look up the word’s meaning in a dictionary.There are other ways, however, you can find out the meaning of a word in a sentence. You can attemptContinueContinue reading “Context Clues”

Posted by DFOWW, INCORPORATED on FEBRUARY 4, 2020 Word Game  Adverbs describe or modify the meaning of verbs or adjectives to make them more specific.  Examples • Fortunately, the outgoing children enjoyed a sunny day at the beach by playing wildly. Fortunately = adverb children = noun (plural subject) outgoing= adjective being used to describe the children  enjoyed = verbContinueContinue reading “Affinity for Adjectives”

Punctuation Marks (Part 14) The Question Mark What is the question mark and why is it important when writing? The question mark (?) is one of the most commonly used punctuation marks in the English language. It’s one of the three punctuation marks in the English language known as terminal punctuation marks. Terminal means theContinueContinue reading “The Question Mark”

Punctuation Marks Part 12 Square Brackets [ ] What are square brackets? What are they used for? Where should square brackets be placed in a sentence? What happens if I incorrectly punctuate a sentence with square brackets? These are some of the questions that will be answered in this workshop. Square brackets are similar toContinueContinue reading “Square Brackets”

Punctuation Marks Part 13 The Slash (/) What is a slash? When should a slash be used? How should a slash be used in a sentence? These are a few of the questions this workshop will answer. (Please see the punctuation chart in our introduction to punctuation workshop). Definition: The slash is a forward slopingContinueContinue reading “The Slash”

Punctuation Marks Part 11 The Dash — The dash (—) is a mark of punctuation used to set off a word or phrase after an independent clause or a parenthetical remark (words, phrases or clauses that interrupt a sentence). Note: As William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White explained in The Elements of Style: “A dashContinueContinue reading “The Dash”

Punctuation Marks Part 10 The Hyphen What is a hyphen? When should a hyphen be used? Where should hyphens be inserted into a sentence? These are a few of the questions this workshop will answer. (Please see the punctuation chart in our Introduction to Punctuation Workshop). Definition: The hyphen (-) is a mark that joinsContinueContinue reading “The Hyphen”

Punctuation Marks Part 9 Exclamation Mark ! What is an exclamation point? Where should an exclamation punctuation be placed in a sentence? Should you use exclamation punctuation in academic writing? These are some of the questions which will be answered in this workshop. (Please see the punctuation chart in our Introduction to punctuation workshop). Definition:ContinueContinue reading “Exclamation Mark”

Introduction – Parts of SpeechCommunity Writing Workshop Name _______________________________________ Date ________________________________________ Parts of Speech definition: A category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its syntactic functions. Syntax definition: syntax is a set of rules in a language. It dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order toContinueContinue reading “Community Writing Workshop”