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Grammar Rules

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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GRAMMAR RULES

BY: BRENNON ROOT AND ALEC REDWINE

LESS IS MORE

  • Go with the shortest answer, unless it's terrible.

HONOR THY COMMAS

  • Exaggerate the pause, and the inflection change.

A FULL SENTENCE

  • You need a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

  • Subjects agree with their verbs in number (singular and plural)

APOSTROPHES: SHOW POSSESSION

  • The example in the sentence is "Son's"

CONTRACTIONS

  • Always say both words
  • Contractions are less formal

TWO SENTENCES INTO ONE

  • Full sentence; Full sentence
  • Full sentence, and Full sentence

DESCRIPTIVE CLAUSES MODIFIES WHAT COMES AFTER

  • Notice the HE

NON-WORDS

  • Words that dont exist

COMPARING MULTIPLE THINGS

  • Two things use: -er, more or less.
  • Three things or more use: -est, most, or least.