by Cole Salao
In English grammar, articles give information about the nouns or noun phrases they modify. While it seems like an easy concept to understand, many people (particularly, multilingual writers) find it hard to choose the correct article to use. Using different types of...
by Cole Salao
All writers use tools and techniques to add flavor to their writing. Otherwise, their work can get boring. But while some of these tools are flashy, others are simple additions that add to already solid foundations. One such tool is the epithet. By capturing the...
by Cole Salao
You’re reading a book when you suddenly come across a confusing sentence. It’s grammatically correct, but you can’t make sense of its meaning. What you’ve read is most likely a garden-path sentence. It’s named after the saying “to...
by Yen Cabag
In grammatical terms, a contraction is a shortened form of two combined words (such as can +not = can’t). We use contractions regularly in conversation and in casual writing. Most contractions use an apostrophe to indicate that some letters from one or both of...
by Cole Salao
A conjunction is a part of speech that links words, phrases, or sentences together (such as “and,” “but,” and “or”). You might have been told that starting a sentence with a conjunction is a writing no-no because it’s believed...
by Cole Salao
Homographs are words that are spelled the same, but differ in meaning. They may or may not be pronounced the same way too. In order to discern the intended meaning of the word, you must first analyze the context in which the word was used. List of Homographs Here is a...
