michael0585Jun 27, 20213 minWhy I Don't 'Do' Much Chat With YouIntroduction In this article, I want to explain why I do not ‘do’ chat. Now, you might be upset by that. So, I shall give you some...
michael0585Jan 21, 20213 minImprove your Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement Part IIIIntroduction This article is the third and final part of the series about Subject-Verb Agreement. If you have not, I urge you to read...
michael0585Jan 19, 20213 minImprove your Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement Part IIIntroduction This article continues the series on subject-verb agreement. If you are reading this, you may like to refresh your...
michael0585Jan 16, 20212 minImprove your Grammar: Subject – Verb Agreement Part IIntroduction In this series of articles, I want to explain the importance of having subjects and verbs ‘agree’ with each other in...
michael0585Jan 7, 20214 min'Run-ons' - Comma splices and fused sentences - and how to correct themIn this article, I want to teach you about a particular kind of error in writing – the run-on sentence. Look at this recent Facebook post...
michael0585Jan 6, 20212 minPart IV: Dependent-Clause Fragments - and how to correct themIntroduction In this article I explain the fourth kind of fragment – the dependent-clause fragment. Even though a dependent clause has a...
michael0585Dec 26, 20202 minPart II: Fragments with -ing and to - and how to correct themIn the previous article I explained the first of four types of fragments – phrase fragments. In this article I explain the second type:...
michael0585Dec 22, 20202 min'Sentence Fragments' - and how to fix themEwan Schmidt, in his essay Every Day Carless argues for a downtown area free of motorized vehicles. He writes: "The downtown core is very...