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Site Map  Punctuation Apostrophes 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) Brackets A choice of parentheses (dashes & commas as alternatives) Round and square brackets Commas Quick test on commas 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.) 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.') Dashes Extend a sentence (with a dash if confused by colons & semicolons) Parenthesis - a choice of parentheses (choose dashes, commas or brackets) Hyphens Hyphens in compound adjectives Hyphens in compound nouns Hyphens in prefixes Alternatives to hyphens in compound adjectives (e.g. "Get out of here" eyes) Quotation Marks 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’ 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.)  Parts of Speech Adjectives Quick test What are adjectives? What are compound adjectives? Adverbs Quick test What are adverbial clauses and phrases? What are adverbs? Conjunctions Quick test What are conjunctions? Conjunctions and commas Conjunctions and semicolons Interjections Quick test What are interjections? Nouns Quick test What are nouns? The different types of nouns Prepositions Quick test What are prepositions? Ending a sentence in a preposition The object of a preposition Verbs with prepositions - succinct writing Pronouns Quick test What are pronouns? The different types of pronouns Verbs Quick test What are verbs?  Libraries Common Errors List of common errors and FAQs by authors Glossary of Grammatical Terms List of grammatical terms Easily Confused Words Affect and effect Alot, a lot and allot Complement and Compliment Dependant and Dependent Licence and license Practice and practise Much more...  Useful Lessons (Miscellaneous)  Abbreviations Quick test Using AD, BC, BCE and CE Full stops (periods) in contractions Forming the plurals of abbreviations Using full stops (periods) in abbreviations Capital Letters Quick test Capital letters in advertisements Capital letters and the points of the compass Using capital letters with proper and common nouns Capital letters with the four seasons Capital letters with moons, stars and planets Capital letters start sentences What is title case? Comparatives Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives Comparatives superlatives of adverbs Extend a Sentence Extend a sentence Numbers Quick test Numbers as compound adjectives How to write numbers in full Starting sentences with numbers Parenthesis Quick test Parenthesis - a choice of parentheses Singular The difference between fewer and less Are collective nouns singular or plural? Singular or plural verbs after prepositional phrases (e.g. a box of tapes) Vocative Case What is the vocative case? Which That and Who Using which, that and who No commas with which, that and who Commas with which, that and who All Of Using all of or all Using all right or alright An or A Quick test When to use an and a Either and Neither Quick test Either/or and neither/nor (beware the double negative) Either/or plural or singular verb? Plurals Forming plurals Forming plurals of compound nouns Forming plurals (table) Their, There and They're There, their and they're Too and To Quick test To (infintive verb) and too To and too (meaning as well) To and too (meaning in excess) To (preposition) and too Who and Whom Quick test The difference between who and whom  Site Administration and Products Communications Contact us Link to Grammar Monster Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Products Download Grammar Monster standalone application Software solution to fix and enhance writing Level  1 free Use Grammar Monster online 2 $7.95 Download Grammar Monster application 3 from $90 Buy an advanced grammar checker (up to 50% OFF)

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