The punctuation mark (‘) is called apostrophe. It has the following functions. In writing a contraction The apostrophe is used in writing a contraction. It… Continue reading
Apostrophe
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Hyphens
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Hyphens are the short lines that separate the words in the expressions ‘non-English’ and ‘ex-husband’. When to use hyphens? We usually use a hyphen between… Continue reading
Spelling : capital letters
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Capital letters are used at the beginning of the following kinds of words. 1. the names of days, months and public holidays. The names of… Continue reading
Useful Spelling Rules – Part II
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‘se’ and ‘ce’; ‘sy’ and ‘cy’ When two words, verb and noun, are spelt alike, ‘se’ and ‘sy’ are verb endings; ‘ce’ and ‘cy’ are… Continue reading
Some useful spelling rules
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Rule 1 When a weak verb ends in a short vowel + consonant, the final consonant is not doubled to form the past tense, unless… Continue reading