Grammar and Syntax

This is the place to ask about grammar, punctuation, tenses, and all things syntax.
Danalynn
Weeding "that" out of your MS
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129
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24K
Brigid Barry
Brigid Barry
EVanMoore
Should this be "she" or "her"?
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11
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610
ironmikezero
RBEmerson
Titles and Caps?
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6
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634
RBEmerson
RBEmerson
RBEmerson
Acronyms and Quotation Marks
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10
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810
RBEmerson
RBEmerson
ChaseJxyz
Themself or themselves?
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6
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1K
SecretsofStag
starrystorm
Family tradition or family's tradition
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5
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1K
Meg
Meg
Stormshine
Is there a term for this? Too much nested information in one sentence
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14
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2K
mccardey
mccardey
ChaseJxyz
Vous, pas tu
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3
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525
benbenberi
benbenberi
Maryn
To comma, or not to comma?
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9
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1K
ironmikezero
Norsebard
'Rearing' vs 'raising' children
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13
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6K
Norsebard
Norsebard
starrystorm
Alright vs All right in fiction
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19
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2K
Farnham
Farnham
Fi Webster
when can quotation marks and attributions be omitted?
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16
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2K
Fi Webster
Fi Webster
dickson
Whack wack
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11
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2K
Maryn
Maryn
Jean P. R. Dubois
Fun fact.
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1
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386
Maryn
Maryn
Elaine Gao
Present Perfect v. Past Perfect
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2
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821
Maryn
Maryn
starrystorm
Quick question about past tense when the subject is dead.
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8
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2K
Daniel.J.Nickolas
Daniel.J.Nickolas
Jeff N.
Phrase within a sentence
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17
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1K
Maryn
Maryn
anaemic_mind
Vette, 'Vette or 'vette? (As in Chevy)
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9
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5K
ironmikezero
Maryn
Real Good Student
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3
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611
Unimportant
Brigid Barry
Where do the hyphens go? Do I need hyphens?
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9
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1K
Brigid Barry
Brigid Barry
Chime
MY GRANDMA & ME/I!??
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4
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3K
Maryn
Maryn
Lamperti2
Of course
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12
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722
Unimportant
Realspiritik
Abbreviated names: should I put a period after the initial or not?
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11
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6K
WritingGirl
WritingGirl
TellMeAStory
Capitalization
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3
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558
dickson
dickson
Jlombardi
Thoughts of a possessed person?
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11
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928
ChaseJxyz
ChaseJxyz
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