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Irina Nguyen  says:
3 years ago

He as well as his family (are or is) available to assist.

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Robin  says:
3 years ago

Hi Irina,

I would write the sentence: He, as well as his family, are available to assist; or he and his family are available to assist. Thanks!

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Chuck  says:
3 years ago

Thanks Robin. Great index. I can bookmark this and save having to search through your hubs when I need some quick grammar guidance. Chuck

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Robin  says:
3 years ago

I should have done it a long time ago.  Thanks for reading, Chuck!

Susan  says:
3 years ago

The indian went hunting. Would I always capitalize Indian? What if it were just in a list of words and not a sentence?

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Robin  says:
3 years ago

Hi Susan,

The word "Indian" is a proper noun and is always capitalized. Cheers!

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Jennifer Chait  says:
3 years ago

Very cool. I hate commas (even though I write for a living). I seem to like to use them haphazardly. I'll go read your comma hub now and see if it helps.

Jonathon VS  says:
3 years ago

Thanks for all your fun articles, Robin! Keep them coming!

Besides that/which problems, my biggest grammar mistake was saying "different than" instead of "different from." "Than" should used with a comparative adjective or phrase, which "different" is not. The only way "different than" is correct is when you say something like, "that box is more different than other previous winners of the Ugly Present Contest were," because you are using "more" to make the phrase comparative.

I don't even belong to HubPages, but I visit here every so often because I enjoy chatting a bit about grammar now and then. Thanks! :)

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Lissie  says:
2 years ago

I think this is a wonderful resource and I have just linked to if from my new writing hub

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LMA Freelance  says:
2 years ago

Thanks for the index! I get the urge to send it to people as a link all the time. :o) So, I just have to ask...in your first paragraph at the top, is the word "hub" a special plural form like "deer"? <wink, wink!>

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Alimay  says:
2 years ago

Wow, I never knew that I made so many grammar mistakes. Thanks for all the hubs, Robin, keep them coming!

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