by Britainy Sorenson | Apr 11, 2016 | GrammarSpot, Writing Tips
My most vivid memory of being exposed to conjunctions (and, probably more accurately, comma rules) was in my eighth grade writing class with Mrs. Sollers. We made booklets where we wrote out the rules and drew pictures to explain them. I probably remember this so well...
by Britainy Sorenson | Jul 2, 2020 | GrammarSpot, Writing Tips
How To Use Correlative Conjunctions How To Use Correlative Conjunctions In high school, I used to think my understanding of the use of conjunctions didn’t need to branch out beyond remembering the mnemonic phrase FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So). I had a...
by Britainy Sorenson | Dec 8, 2019 | GrammarSpot, Writing Tips
What Are Subordinating Conjunctions? What Are Subordinating Conjunctions? What Are Subordinate Conjunctions? Subordinating conjunctions join independent clauses with a dependent or subordinate clause. A clause that is dependent (subordinate) is a clause that contains...
by Beth Sederstrom | Jun 30, 2020 | GrammarSpot
What Is a Comma Splice and Why Should You Care? What Is a Comma Splice and Why Should You Care? Before I embarked on the glamorous, jewel-encrusted life of a freelancer, I taught college English for close to a decade. Over the course of those nine luxurious,...
by Beth Sederstrom | Apr 3, 2019 | GrammarSpot
You probably began learning about the eight parts of speech in second grade. You learned that your big sister, Disney World, and the duckbilled platypus are all nouns, for example. The thing is, you’ve probably also forgotten much of what you learned in...
