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msg[1] = "Using an apostrophe in a plural word"
msg[2] = "Putting an apostrophe in a plural word, the singular form of which ends in a vowel"
msg[3] = "Putting an apostrophe in any word that ends in s "
msg[4] = "When showing possession, using an apostrophe after s when it should be before"
msg[5] = "When showing possession, putting an apostrophe before s when it should be after"
msg[6] = "Putting an apostrophe inside the word when showing possession"
msg[7] = "Putting an apostrophe in ours , yours or theirs "
msg[8] = "Writing your when you mean you're "
msg[9] = "Writing its when you mean it's "
msg[10] = "Writing it's when you mean its "
msg[11] = "Failing to use an apostrophe in a temporal expression"
msg[12] = "Using contractions in official letters"
msg[13] = "Expanding should've to should of and not should have "
msg[14] = "Expanding can't to can not and not cannot "
msg[15] = "Using an apostrophe to show the plural of a normal abbreviation"
msg[16] = "Trying too hard to avoid using an apostrophe in the plural of a letter or number and causing ambiguity"
msg[17] = "Extending a sentence with a colon when a semicolon or dash should be used"
msg[18] = "Adding a hyphen to a colon"
msg[19] = "Being inconsistent in lists introduced by a colon"
msg[20] = "Using a semicolon to introduce the next item or a list."
msg[21] = "Extending a sentence with a semicolon when a colon should be used"
msg[22] = "Failing to use semicolons to separate items in a list in which the list items include commas"
msg[23] = "Spelling semicolon with a hyphen or as two words"
msg[24] = "Leaving a hyphen out of one adjective comprising two (or more) words"
msg[25] = "Joining an adverb and adjective with a hyphen"
msg[26] = "Using hyphens in compound adjectives that have been grouped using title case or italics"
msg[27] = "Linking the noun and the adjective with a hyphen"
msg[28] = "Causing ambiguity by failing to link the adverb best to the adjective it modifies with a hyphen"
msg[29] = "Causing ambiguity by failing to link the adverb well to the adjective it modifies with a hyphen"
msg[30] = "Failing to include the second dash in a parenthesis mid sentence"
msg[31] = "Using alleged or so-called and then using quotation marks too"
msg[32] = "Being inconsistent with the use of double and single quotation marks"
msg[33] = "Using quotation marks for reported speech"
msg[34] = "Placing punctuation inside the quotation when it should be outside"
msg[35] = "Placing punctuation outside the quotation when it should be inside"
msg[36] = "Not putting a full stop once you have expressed a complete idea"
msg[37] = "Using a full stop after an interjection"
msg[38] = "Ending a non-sentence with a full stop"
msg[39] = "Putting a comma at the end of a sentence and then starting another one"
msg[40] = "Failing to include the second comma on a parenthesis"
msg[41] = "Not putting a comma after an adjunct at the start of a sentence"
msg[42] = "Placing a comma before however and then writing a new sentence"
msg[43] = "Placing a comma before a conjunction when there is no need"
msg[44] = "Not placing a comma before a conjunction used to merge two sentences"
msg[45] = "Failing to separate adjectives with commas when three or more are used consecutively"
msg[46] = "Failing to use a comma (or commas) around a name in the vocative case"
msg[47] = "Separating the subject and its verb with an erroneous comma"
msg[48] = "Placing a comma before a transition phrase and starting a new sentence"
msg[49] = "Using an exclamation mark for no good reason"
msg[50] = "Using more than one exclamation mark"
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prim[0] = "Click on the Dog's cat's pig's equal's video's heart's Wagners' duck's Dicken's your's your your its it's minutes years can't of can not CD's a si s: :- freshens breath ; ; , , semi-colons fool proof wonderfully-painted skillfully-carved a-la-carte River-Dance 30-year-sentence best known well fatted , so-called " " " " " " ? ? , y . Under Lunchtime doubly so. , if , I fear Next time you wave , however , and but small weird religious Lord Ninety percent of the politicians, , conversely ! !!! LEFT to proceed forwards or backwards "
// apostrophes
isprav[1] = "Dogs cats pigs equals videos hearts Wagner's ducks' Dickens' yours you're you're it's its minute's years' cannot have cannot CDs a's i's ; : bad breath : : ; ; semicolons fool-proof wonderfully painted skillfully carved a la carte River Dance 30-year sentence best-known well-fatted - " " ' ' ? ? . Y , under - lunchtime doubly so. . If , I fear, Next time you wave, . However and , but small, weird, religious Lord, Ninety percent of the politicians . Conversely . ! Quick test Using apostrophes The apostrophe error with plurals (e.g. two cat's.) Apostrophes in time (temporal) expressions (e.g. a year's salary) Apostrophes replace letters (e.g. can't) Apostrophes to show the plural of abbreviations (e.g. SOS's) Apostrophes show possession (e.g. the dog's dinner, women's shower) "
grup[2] = "Colons#Colons to extend sentences (e.g. ...seen by two men: Jack and Tim.) Colons in references (e.g. Para. 4: Section 2) Using colons for introductions (e.g. ...with the following: a crow, a rook...) Colons with bullet points Colons with quotations (e.g. He joked: 'It must be Alan in the old tank.') "
grup[3] = "Semicolons#Before conjunctions (e.g. ...is true; but the other one...) Before transitional phrases (e.g. ...she knew; however, it was...) In lists (e.g. the master, aged 81; the servant, aged 19) To extend a sentence (e.g. ...not hurt; one man injured his finger.) Hyphens in compound adjectives Hyphens in compound nouns Hyphens in prefixes Alternatives to hyphens in compound adjectives (e.g. "Get out of here" eyes) "
grup[5] = "Dashes#A choice of parentheses (dashes & commas as alternatives) Quick test Colon or comma before quotation (speech) marks? Three dots (ellipsis) in quotation (speech) marks Punctuation inside or outside quotation (speech) marks? Quotation (speech) marks for ships, plays, books, etc. Double or single quotation (speech) marks? Quotation (speech) marks meaning ‘alleged’ or ‘so-called’ Quick test After a sentence introductions (e.g. At four o'clock, she moved...) After a transitional phrase (e.g. However, it is...) After interjections (e.g. Yes, I know...) Before conjunctions (e.g. ...the end, but only when...) For parenthesis (e.g. Simon, the last man, saw...) In lists (e.g. egg, milk and butter) With a long subject (e.g. A, B and C, are required...) With numbers (e.g. 2,232) With quotation (speech) marks (e.g. He yelled, 'Get out!') With the vocative case (e.g. I know what you mean, Simon.) "
grup[9] = "Exclamation Marks#aa"
grup[10]= "Nil#aa "
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// apostrophes
prim[1] = "Dog's look up to us, and cat's look down on us. I prefer pig's - they treat us as equal's. "
prim[2] = "TV and video's are chewing gum for the eyes. "
prim[3] = "The king of heart's is the only king without a moustache. "
prim[4] = "Wagners' music is better than it sounds. "
prim[5] = "All duck's quacks do not echo, and no one knows why. "
prim[6] = "Dicken's quotation: "If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers." "
prim[7] = "There are two sides to every divorce: your's and the selfish git's. "
prim[8] = "Don't fall before your pushed. Remember your unique - just like everyone else. "
prim[9] = "Time may be a great healer, but its also a lousy beautician. "
prim[10] = "Patience has it's limits. Too much patience is cowardice. "
prim[11] = "One minutes success pays the five years failure. "
prim[12] = "Dear Sir, unfortunately, this company can't comply with your instructions. "
prim[13] = "I should of said: "Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics." "
prim[14] = "Money can not buy friends, but it can get you a better class of enemy. "
prim[15] = "Sasha bought four Westlife CD's for a pound at the car-boot sale. "
prim[16] = "There are two as in accommodation and two is in skiing. "
// colon
prim[17] = "Take my advice: I don't use it anyway. "
prim[18] = "The human race is faced with a cruel choice:- work or daytime television. "
prim[19] = "Ultrabright fights against: cavities, gum disease, plaque, freshens breath. "
// semicolons
prim[20] = "Sign in a pet store; "Buy one dog - get one flea." "
prim[21] = "My loathings are simple; stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty and soft music. "
prim[22] = "There's spam, bacon, sausage and spam, and spam, bacon, sausage and spam. "
prim[23] = "It's amazing how many people misuse semi-colons. "
// hyphens
prim[24] = "It is a fool proof design - even for a talented fool. "
prim[25] = "It is a wonderfully-painted picture in a skillfully-carved frame. "
prim[26] = " Is it an a-la-carte menu? Did you collect the River-Dance tickets? "
prim[27] = "Timothy "Slasher" McFadden has completed half of his 30-year-sentence. "
prim[28] = "Yvarna is the best known actress in the play. "
prim[29] = "Perkins went to the market in town and bought a well fatted calf. "
//dashes
prim[30] = "Learn to listen. I know only one bird - the parrot, that talks, and it can't fly very high. "
// quotation marks
prim[31] = "More than 50,000 bacteria were found on the so-called "clean" surface. "
prim[32] = "What is the difference between 'fat chance' and "slim chance"? "
prim[33] = "People who say that "they sleep like a baby" usually don't have one. "
prim[34] = "After God had created man, did he say: "Hang on, I can do better?" "
prim[35] = "When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: "Whose"? "
//Full stops
prim[36] = "It is not enough to aim, you must hit. "
prim[37] = "Indeed. Under every stone lurks a politician. "
prim[38] = "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. "
// commas
prim[39] = "We always hold hands, if I let go, she shops. "
prim[40] = "We have, I fear confused power with greatness. "
prim[41] = "Next time you wave use all your fingers. "
prim[42] = "There is a fine line between genius and insanity, however, I have erased this line. "
prim[43] = "Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause, and effect. "
prim[44] = "The early bird may get the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese. "
prim[45] = "I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a small weird religious cult. "
prim[46] = "Lord what fools these mortals be. "
prim[47] = "Ninety percent of the politicians, give the other ten percent a bad reputation. "
prim[48] = "If you laugh, the world laughs with you, conversely, if you snore, you sleep alone. "
// Exclamation
prim[49] = "Please note my article in the newsletter about using the photocopier for personal use! "
prim[50] = "Never employ handsome servants!!! "
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// Exclamation
isprav[49] = "Please note my article in the newsletter about using the photocopier for personal use. "
isprav[50] = "Never employ handsome servants! "
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