What Are Asterisks ( * ) And How Do You Use Them? The asterisk is the most amazing symbol ever created!* If you use an […]
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What is an Asterisk?
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Grammar
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The Oxford Comma
Writers and editors tend to have strong opinions about the Oxford comma. If you don’t regularly work with words and grammar, however, you might not […]
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Dialog vs. Dialogue
This article is about Dialog vs. Dialogue — enjoy your reading! “Dialogue” is an alternate spelling of “dialog,” which means ‘a conversation between two or […]
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I vs. Me
Although these two are written and pronounced completely differently, “I” and “me” are often used interchangeably or used in the wrong context. A common mistake […]
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Me vs. I
Although these two are written and pronounced completely differently, “me” and “I” are often used interchangeably or used in the wrong context. A common mistake […]
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Articles
What Are Articles? Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific. Consider the following examples: After the long day, the cup of […]
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Adverbs
What Do Adverbs Modify? An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (he sings loudly), an adjective (very tall), another adverb (ended too […]
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Adjectives
What Are Adjectives? Adjectives are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns: enormous, doglike, silly, yellow, fun, fast. They can also […]
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the
the [stressed th ee; unstressed before a consonant th uh; unstressed before a vowel th ee] – /stressed ði; unstressed before a consonant ðə; unstressed […]
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How to Write a Great Book Report
Teachers love to assign book reports. Did you ever wonder why? Sure, you could think of it as a cruel attempt to force you to […]
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