Admin Application Grammar TipsApostrophesPossessive words have apostrophes.
Plural = More than one
Possessive = Taking ownership
For example!
Plural:
"There are three Johns."
Possessive:
"I went to John's store today."
(Note that the "J" in John is capitalized, because it is a proper noun. If the store that John owns is named "John's Store", then the "Store" is a proper noun also.)
Even when the word ends with an "S", you still put an apostrophe after it, for example, "John Glass's Hardware is on main street." And when that word is plural, even if it's a proper noun, you put "es" after it.
Example:
"There are three glasses on the table."
"There are three John Glasses in the world."
Contractions have apostrophes in them, no matter what. For example, "What's" is a contraction of "What is". "Whats" is a plural of "What".
SentencesStatement
This is the basic sentence, stating something. Starts with a period or one, yes, one exclamation mark. Examples:
"There is an apple."
"There is an apple!"
Question:
What is a question? That sentence is. Asking a question, these all start with a question mark. Don't you dare end a question with an exclamation mark.
A and AnA is used when the word after it does not start with a vowel (A, E, I, O, or U. Y does not count). Example:
"That is a word."
An is used when the word after it does start with major vowel. Example:
"That is an apple."
No, you do not use An when RP comes after it. It sounds like you should, but you don't.
Bold, Italic and Underlinedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphasis_(typography)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italic_typehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnderlinedRead these.
Who and WhomUse the he/him method to decide which word is correct.
he = who
him = whom
Examples:
Who/Whom wrote the letter?
He wrote the letter. Therefore, who is correct.
For who/whom should I vote?
Should I vote for him? Therefore, whom is correct.
We all know who/whom pulled that prank.
This sentence contains two clauses: We all know and who/whom pulled that prank. We are interested in the second clause because it contains the who/whom. He pulled that prank. Therefore, who is correct. (Are you starting to sound like a hooting owl yet?)
We want to know on who/whom the prank was pulled.
This sentence contains two clauses: We want to know and the prank was pulled on who/whom. Again, we are interested in the second clause because it contains the who/whom. The prank was pulled on him. Therefore, whom is correct.
Then and ThanTHAN Unlike then, than is not related to time. Than is used in comparative statements.
EXAMPLES:
~Another pair of words that I see misused far more often than not is than and then.
~He is taller than I am.
~Other than the interest on a small inheritance, he had no income.
~Today's students certainly do seem to read less than students in previous generations did.
~We learned more on the playground than we did in the classroom.
~Despite their lack of flavor, the hothouse tomatoes cost far more than those from the farmers' market.
THEN Then is used either as a time marker or with a sequence of events.
EXAMPLES:
~I took all of the exams in the morning, and then I spent the rest of the day catching up on sleep.
~Back then we knew what was expected of us.
~I bought apples from this orchard last summer, but I seem to remember paying more for them then.
~Look over the study guide first, and then if you still have questions bring them up in class.
TitlesThese are the words that should be capitalized:
-The first and last words of the title
-All nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
-Any conjunction or preposition of five letters or more --(This is optional. You can choose to go with an older rule that says not to capitalize prepositions or conjunctions regardless of length. The five letters or more standard has developed over the last two decades or so. Either form would be acceptable, as long as you use it consistently.)
These are the words that should not be capitalized:
-Articles (the, a, an), unless the article is the first or (less likely, of course) last word of the title
-Prepositions of four letters or fewer (unless the preposition is the first or last word of the title)
-Conjunctions of four letters or fewer (unless the conjunction is the first or last word of the title)
-The particle "to" used with an infinitive (unless the "to" is the first or last word of the title)
When to use NumbersWhen to use a number:
The number is more than 100, or is part of a proper noun or name, such as Pecon7. Example:
"There were 1500 people there."
"His name is Pecon7."
When not to use a number:
The number is lower than 100. Example:
"There were fifty people there."
I could go on for hours more, but for now, just take from sites such as:
http://grammartips.homestead.com/http://www.grammarbook.com/