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dfoww We owe a huge debt to Latin. i.e. — “that is”e.g. — “for example”PhD — Doctor of PhilosophyCV — curriculum vitae*AM — ante meridiemPM — post meridiemEtc. — abbreviation for et cetera *A brief account of a person’s education, qualifications and previous occupation. n.b. – This is sometimes written at the end of aContinue reading “Understanding Latin-based Abbreviations”

dfoww Parts of Speech (POS) Introduction What is “POS”? POS is an acronym for “Parts of Speech”. Every sentence must have a subject and a predicate. The parts of speech explain how a word is used in a sentence. There are eight major parts of speech in English grammar. Listed below are the 8 partsContinue reading “Parts of Speech”

dfoww Part of Speech (POS) Part 1 Noun A noun is used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. Nouns are usually the first words small children learn. Each part of speech explains not what the word is, but how the word is used. In fact, the same word can be aContinue reading “Noun”

dfoww Basic Rules of Grammar Homonyms are two words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings. Examples: Express / expressOne’s opinion Something done quickly Address / address To speak to Location Kind / kindTypeCaring Homophones Homophones are pairs of words that sound the same, but have distinctly different meaningsContinue reading “Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs”

DFOWW  Daphany’s Free Online Writing Workshop  “Basic Rules of Grammar”  To , Too,  Two  Does it matter which one I use, when speaking?  Answer: No, because words that share the same pronunciation are called homophones. When writing however, it does matter because all three forms of this word have a different meaning.   To = isContinue reading “To, Too, Two”

DFOWW  Daphany’s Free Online Writing Workshop  “Basic Rules of Grammar”  Last year DFOWW covered an 8 week series on “POS” (parts of speech). We learned that verbs are one of the eight parts of speech, and that there are different types of verbs. This presentation of: Basic Rules of Grammar, will address two verb types,Continue reading “Intransitive vs Transitive”

DFOWW  Daphany’s Free Online Writing Workshop  “Basic Rules of Grammar”  What is the apostrophe used for when writing?  A. Show possession  B. To make a word plural  C. To indicate the omission of letters or numbers  D. Both A and C  * Please explain your answer and provide examples when replying.

DFOWW Daphany’s Free Online Writing Workshop “Basic Rules of Grammar” Alliteration Alliteration is a term to describe a literary device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant sound. Example ● “Casey Kasem Kitten coner store” ● “Bill’s big blue bus burned to the ground” ● “Peter Piper picked a peck ofContinue reading “Alliteration”

DFOWW Daphany’s Free Online Writing Workshop Rather vs Whether Does it matter which one I choose when writing or speaking? Answer: Yes, it matters because, both words have a different meaning. They are NOT synonymous with one another and both words share different roles in the parts of speech.  What is the difference between ratherContinue reading “Basic rules of grammar”