Writing - Posts tagged grammar

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"The tale how" vs. "The tale of how"

2 answers · last activity 2 months ago by xtal

grammar

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Is it acceptable in academic writing to write "their very self" or "very + [noun]"?

2 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Secespitus

grammar academic-writing

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Is there any difference between these two sentences? (Adverbs)

6 answers · last activity 7 months ago by DPT

creative-writing grammar

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What do sentences look like in a rough draft before they are combined into a cumulative sentence?

7 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style grammar first-draft

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Capitalization after use of colon?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

punctuation grammar capitalization

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Should I capitalise the first letter of a title that an unnamed character has?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammar

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Is there a way to improve my grammar without so much cost? [closed]

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

language grammar learning

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Capitalize 'it' when referring to a strange being?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammar capitalization

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Turning normal phrases into gerund phrases: What's the effect in the reader?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style creative-writing structure grammar

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Shifting Tense and Commas in Writing

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

tenses grammar

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Do you capitalize the names of governments in a story?

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

description script punctuation grammar dialogue

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Comma before names of people or titles

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style punctuation grammar

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They are = They're... when?

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammar

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Formatting dialogue and single lines

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammar dialogue formatting format

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Can basic grammar rules be skipped when writing text for machine safety labels?

12 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

technical-writing grammar

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Why end sentences with commas instead of periods when the sentence is in a quote?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style punctuation grammar quotes

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In present-tense narrative, does "I spend the NEXT few hours..." make sense?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style grammar

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Fragmented sentence

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

structure grammar dialogue

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How do you decide whether to use the infinitive or -ing version of a verb?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction creative-writing grammar

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Are position titles capitalized when the subject is dropped

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammar

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Do you capitalize common nouns (e.g. beach party) if they're part of an event name?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammar

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Multiple sentences in a parenthetical phrase - How do I punctuate properly?

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

punctuation grammar

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Do you have to write in the tone of ordinary speech?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style word-choice grammar tone

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Is it wrong to use the same word multiple times within a few sentences?

11 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammar flow

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Should I change from past to present tense to state a fact that continues into the present and is unyielding?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

tenses grammar narrator

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Should the name of a mythological creature be capitalized?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

creative-writing grammar

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How to indicate that the source language is gender-neutral?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

language translation grammar gender

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Can I assign actions to broad concepts?

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammatical-person style grammar academic-writing

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Do I have to capitalize ESP in sci fi fiction sentences?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction grammar science-fiction science

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Is it acceptable to start a sentence with the word "But"

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammar

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Where does the comma go when using 'but'?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

punctuation grammar

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Do you capitalize the "T" in "the" in a Title or Place's Name?

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammar

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How to clarify the objects of a sentence's two pronouns?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

technical-writing grammar

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When not to use commas before dialogue (and capitals)

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style punctuation grammar dialogue

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How would I keep using past tense with resulting actions

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction tenses grammar

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Should I write "what do the data show" or "what does the data show"? [closed]

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

technical-writing grammar

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Is the word block in 'block D' capitalized? [closed]

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammar

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Is it OK to omit the following "grammatical rules" in fiction? [closed]

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction creative-writing grammar

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When to introduce a list of two with the word "both"

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

word-choice grammar

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How to write about transgender issues while avoiding cognitive dissonance?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style grammar gender

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How can I revise these sentences to be more correct while still keeping the effect? [closed]

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing grammar

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Isn't this comma erroneous? Otherwise, what "type" of comma is it?

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

style punctuation grammar

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Is the phrase 'tiny bit' an idiom or an adverb and a noun? [closed]

0 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammar

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Difference between willst and wilt in Shakespearean? [closed]

0 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

tenses screenwriting word-choice grammar academic-writing

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'This one' as a pronoun

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style grammar

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When should the dialogue reference be written, before or after the dialogue?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

grammar dialogue

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What tense to use for events that are still happening?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction tenses grammar

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Is there a prefix for 'old'? [closed]

0 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

terminology language grammar constructed-language

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Grammar of, in dialogue, someone quickly negating a previous word?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

punctuation grammar dialogue

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How to handle characters who are more educated than the author?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style character-development grammar tone