Grammar & Punctuation – Etymology – English editing.
The study of the history of words, or the history of a particular word. Dictionaries often provide information about the…
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Grammar & Punctuation – Either … or… . English editing.
When these two conjunctions are used as a pair, the two expressions that are linked should be of the same…
Grammar & Punctuation – Do – English editing.
An Auxiliary verb. Like be and have, do can be used both as an auxiliary and as a main verb.…
Grammar & Punctuation – Disjunct – English editing.
A sentence adverbial that provides some comment by the speaker or writer on the content of the sentence in which…
Grammar & Punctuation – Diphthong – English editing.
A vowel sound that is composed of a sequence of two vowels. The vowel in the word ‘so’, for example…
Grammar & Punctuation – Diminutive – English editing.
 A version of a noun that refers to a small version of something. Such diminutives are formed by adding…
Grammar & Punctuation – Dialect – English editing.
A version of a language spoken in a particular geographical area or by a particular group of people. The English…
Grammar & Punctuation – Determiner – English editing.
A class of words that forms an important part of many Noun phrases. The determiner comes before the noun and…