Frequently Asked Grammar Questions

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Coming soon... this thread (yes, this one right here!) will feature links to various popular grammar questions in the grammar forum. This has long been a plan, and I'm finally getting around to doing it.

It will be a work-in-progress for a while, as I don't have a lot of time at the moment to weed through all the threads, but in a few weeks I hope to have this thread full of FAQs!

EDITED TO ADD:

This thread is not going to be for asking questions; rather, it will feature links to existing threads. This is to avoid the same questions being asked over and over again as brand new threads. (The freelance writing forum has something similar, with frequently asked questions about freelancing.)

I'll probably create sub-headers, e.g., "Comma Questions." Below the sub-headers I will link to all the existing related threads.

(For the time being I will leave the thread open for responses and requests for other FAQ, but if it ever gets too far off-topic I may close it.)

FAQ: Words

Lay vs. Lie

The Definitive Lay-or-Lie thread
laid, lain, lie, lies?
Another "Lay" Question
Lay vs. lie
Lays or lies?
Lay or lie?


Dates, Numerals, Numbers

Writing dates in dialogue


Either/Both

Either side/Both sides


Was/Were

Was or were?



Between/Among

Between / Among


Of

Is "of" necessary?


Modifiers

Have question about modifiers


Tense

Would Be Tense Question


That

Weeding "that" out of your manuscript


Who/Whom

Who/Whom

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FAQ: Punctuation issues

Apostrophes/Possession:

Possessive Question
Possessive... Markus' or Markus's?
Presidents', President's or Presidents Day
Writer's Group or Writers' Group?
Possessive... Markus' or Markus's?
Photo's or photos?


Capitalization:

Capitalization Question


Commas:

Comma, Si! Or Comma, No!
Commas and Direct Address
Too many commas?
Even more commas
Commas, commas, commas
Over comma-ing?


Ellipses

Ellipsis at the end of a quote, and at the end of a sentence.


Hyphens

year-old... two hyphen questions
Short-hand, shorthand, or short hand?


Italics:

Using quotation marks and italicising etc.


Quotation Marks

Quote within Dialogue
Using a comma or period with quotation marks
Punctuation inside quotation marks
Using quotation marks and italicising etc.
I is forgetting my rules about quotes
Sentence with a question in the middle
For a slight change


Semi-colons

Semi-colon question


Miscellaneous:

"a" versus "an" before the letter "h"

Interrupted dialogue, ellipses, em-dashes, lowercase vs. caps

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