Grammar Tips

 

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Blue Color Language skills use for Punctuation Grammar

' Apostrophe = Possession, contractions

 ...Ellipses= use in citation to indicate omission in direct phrases.

- Dash connect parts of a word or sentence  

, Comma = short pause, to separate, itemize nouns, ideas

; Semicolon links two independent clause closely related

& Ampersand used to indicate the word and

() Parenthesis inclusive or part of sentence 

: Colon added two independent ideas.

"" Quotations use direct citation for references

. Period added at the end of a sentence

! Exclamation= emotional expression or interject 

? Question mark = Questions 

Grammar tips-parts of speech 

Parts of Speech

Article: words added before nouns. For example: the (specific), a, an (general)

Pronouns: words used to replace a noun. For example: S/he, I, me, they, you.

Nouns: name of person, animal, place, ideas or objects.

Proper nouns: name of a person or place. Starts in capital letters.

Common nouns: add (s) for plural. In somes cases replace (y) by (ies).

Preposition: words to show relationship between nouns or pronouns -time, location, in. For example: In, on, under, over, behind.

Verb: action words or state I, she, he, was.

For example: dance, eat, sleep.

Verb tense: add (ed) for past tense; (ing) for active participant.

Adjectives: describes a noun or pronouns. For example, tall, strong.

Adverb: describes verbs, an adjective or adverb. tells how, how often, when, where: Can add (ly) at the. For example: always, quick (ly); elegant, (ly).

Conjunction: words that connect ideas or relationships between parts of a sentence. For example: and, but, or.

Interjection: emotional expression words to add an exclamation mark. Wow!