Grammar for Journalists |
Contents
Advice for Journalists | 3 |
Know the Parts of Speech | 28 |
The Framework of the Sentence | 52 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
antecedent apostrophe appositive auxiliary verb avoid beaten beginning better called chapter coach colloquial complete sentence compound sentence compound subject consonant construction coordinate conjunction correct correctly dependent dictionary direct object editors emphasis errors example expressions following sentence form the plural gerund GRAMMAR FOR JOURNALISTS hyphen idea important INCORRECT independent clause infinitive phrase intransitive intransitive verb journalism journalist linking verbs mayor meaning modifies newspaper Note noun clause noun or pronoun nouns and pronouns omitted paragraph participial phrase past participle past tense periodic sentence personal pronouns players plural verb POOR possessive preceded predicate adjective predicate nominative prepositional phrase present tense punctuation Quiz Answers quotation reader refer reflexive pronouns relative pronoun Remember reporter rule semicolon simple sentence simple subject singular verb speech spelling story subordinate clause subordinate conjunctions sure tence tion tive told transitive unity usage vowel woman words writing