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Abbreviations
when to use periods with abbreviations and when to omit them
Adjectives and Adverbs
how to use comparatives, superlatives, and linking verbs
Capitalization
helps to decide what to capitalize and what not
Commas
an overview that can help you figure out when to use a comma and when to omit it
Commonly Confused
helps to decide whether to use I vs. me, it's vs. its, lie vs. lay, like vs. as, than I vs. than me, who vs. whom, and whose vs. who's, etc.
Compounds and Hyphens
Rules for hyphenation. You can also see a table of frequently used compound words (open, closed, and hyphenated)
Dangling Modifiers
how to recognize dangling and squinting modifiers
If vs. Whether
when to use if and when to use whether
Interjections
and how to spell them
Linking Verbs
also see "adjectives and adverbs"
Numbers
when to spell out numbers and when to use numerals
Possessives
how to form possessives of singular and plural nouns and names
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
when is the pronoun singular, when plural?
Quotation Marks
which punctuation marks go outside the quotation marks and which go inside quotation marks
Relative Pronouns
when to use who and when to use whom
Spelling
commonly misspelled words
Subject-Verb Agreement
when is the verb singular, when plural?
Subjunctive Mood
how to form and when to use the subjunctive mood
Titles
which words to capitalize in titles of books, stories, or chapters headings
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