Grammar Basics

Grammar Basics


Parts of Speech

Grammatical Sentences

• Sentence Patterns 
• Sentence Types 
• Repair Fragments and Run-ons 
• Subordinate Word Groups 
• Subject/Verb Agreement 
• Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement 
• Clear Pronoun References and Usage 
• Standard English Verb Forms 
• Verbs: Voice and Mood 

Mechanics

• Abbreviations 
• Numbers 
• Italics and Underlining 
• Spelling 
• Capitalization 

Punctuation

• The Comma 
• The Semicolon 
• The Colon 
• The Apostrophe 
• Quotation Marks 
• End Punctuation 
• The Hyphen 
• Other punctuation marks: the dash, parentheses, brackets, ellipsis, the slash 

Clear Sentences

• Active Verbs 
• Parallel Structure 
• Repair Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers 
• Eliminate distracting shifts 
• Emphasize key ideas 
• Use Bold, Clear Phrasing