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63Notes on English usage - insure, ensure, assure
These words cause confusion, partly because there are differences between British and American usage. In British usage their meanings are quite distinct, namely: insure - to protect something (your house,...
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74A friend of John or a friend of John's ?
Should we write "a friend of John" or "a friend of John's" ? The 's is required in this case. Grammarians call this construction double genitive or double possessive. They say a double possessive is essential...
6 comments65How WhiteSmoke grammar checker can improve your writing
A grammar checker might be the last thing you'd think of to help improve your writing. That's because the grammar checker in word processors are pretty poor. However, in WhiteSmoke's grammar checker we may...
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61Starting sentences with conjuctions, and using the word "text" as a verb. Humbug!
This is a short observation, but none the less sincere for that. Something has been irritating me for a long time, which, to my mind, represents a gross abuse of the English language. It is the growing...
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67What I Know about Hubpages After Writing Fifty Hubs
It has only been two months since I discovered Hubpages and decided I would give it a try. I’m definitely not rich yet, but I have learned quite a few things about this cyberspace community. 1. A hub...
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62A Grammar Guide – Quick and Easy
I have noticed that some people have expressed the need for help with basic English Grammar. I have also seen a good deal of interest and appreciation for hubs on this subject. Hence this hub from me. ...
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55How To Become A Resume Writer
Nowadays resume writing has become a popular profession for the work-at-home mothers. They can earn a reasonable amount of money through this profession. The more numbers of resume you write, the more you...
1 comment64Parts of Speech
Sample WorksheetTask 1 - Write 5 examples of each of the following:Countable noun : 1. the table 2. a cat 3. a boy 4. a country 5. the house Uncountable noun : 1. water 2....
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54You Are What You Write
Feeling Bad or Badly About Your English?We see it everywhere and every day. America’s bad grammar is rearing its ugly face in the form of misused words and misspellings. Flagrant abuse of the English...
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70Spastic semi colon and market trader's apostrophe: two curable grammatical diseases
A reader-friendly guide to the correct use of semi colons and apostrophes
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