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Mark Hetherington

The document provides an overview of grammar and punctuation rules. It defines key terms like sentences, clauses, phrases, paragraphs and their proper usage. It also explains the functions and usage of verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, articles and punctuation marks like commas, colons, semicolons, quotation marks, apostrophes, brackets, dashes and capitalization. It concludes with tips for checking and redrafting writing.

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GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION
Grammar – a brief definition ,[object Object]
What is a a sentence? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How long should a sentence be? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is a clause? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is a clause? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is a phrase? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Paragraphs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Paragraphs – how long? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
A list which is a continuous sentence ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Function and parts of speech ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Verbs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Verbs: participles ,[object Object],[object Object]
Verbs: Present participles ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Verbs: past participles ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Verbs: active and passive ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Verbs: singular and plural ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Adverbs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Nouns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Pronouns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Adjectives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Prepositions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Articles ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Using punctuation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Using punctuation ,[object Object],[object Object]
Using punctuation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Punctuation? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The comma ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The colon ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The semi-colon ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Inverted commas ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The apostrophe ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Brackets ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The dash ,[object Object],[object Object]
Capital letters are used ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some words commonly confused ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
More words commonly confused ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Checking and Redrafting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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