The five patterns illustrated below provide the basis for all other sentence structures: that is, other kinds of sentences are transformations of these basic patterns. Though the above sentences are ...

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TO better appreciate the value of free modifiers, particularly of the kind that works in the same league as resumptive modifiers and summative modifiers, we must first survey the entire universe of ...

The level of grammatical understanding needed rises significantly between LKS2 and UKS2. One area requiring a very strong grammatical understanding in KS2 is relative pronouns and relative clauses.

TO show the semantic power of the three rhetorical devices that we have taken up the preceding columns — namely the resumptive modifier, the summative modifier, and the free modifier — it's tempting ...

The reason I’m writing this is because it may be helpful. See anything wrong with that sentence? Some will. The issue here: “the reason is because.” Many people say that “because” should be “that”: ...

Let’s not look at grammar as a cold, harsh mistress. She can also be a fun, kooky aunt. Here are some tricks you can do to make strange sounding sentences that are still grammatical. 1. One morning I ...

Protecting sensitive information is essential when drafting legal agreements. However, crafting a clear and effective confidentiality clause can feel challenging. Many struggle to create one that ...