Free Writing Tips

Clear, Error-Free Writing = Better Business Results!

Good news! For your convenience, these tips have been written in plain English. You won't find fancy grammar terms here—just the occasional mention of relevant part(s) of speech. (To refresh your memory, the eight parts of speech are nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, conjunctions and prepositions.)

Spelling
How to make most nouns plural
How to make first or last names plural or possessive
and when to use an apostrophe
How to spell computer terms correctly (direct link)

Punctuation
Placement of punctuation with ending quotation marks
Placement of ending punctuation inside or outside parentheses
Punctuation surrounding the word however
Use of commas or colons with such as and includes/including
When to use a comma before who or whom

Word Placement
Proper placement of not only in a sentence
Proper placement of only in a sentence

Word Usage
Affect versus effect
Imply versus infer
It's versus its
That versus who or whom
Who versus whom; and whoever versus whomever

Clear, Concise Writing
Use of parallel structure in lists
Avoiding the use of there is and there are
Commonly misused words and phrases
(a myriad of, reoccur/reoccurring, more then, could care less)

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Free Writing Tips

Clear, Error-Free Writing = Better Business Results!

Spelling
How to make most nouns plural
How to make first or last names plural or possessive
and when to use an apostrophe
How to spell computer terms correctly (direct link)

Punctuation
Placement of punctuation with ending quotation marks
Placement of ending punctuation inside or outside parentheses
Punctuation surrounding the word however
Use of commas or colons with such as and includes/including
When to use a comma before who or whom

Word Placement
Proper placement of not only in a sentence
Proper placement of only in a sentence

Word Usage
Affect versus effect
Imply versus infer
It's versus its
That versus who or whom
Who versus whom; and whoever versus whomever

Clear, Concise Writing
Use of parallel structure in lists
Avoiding the use of there is and there are
Commonly misused words and phrases
(a myriad of, reoccur/reoccurring, more then, could care less)

Free Writing Tips Clear, Error-Free Writing = Better Business Results!

SpellingHow to make most nouns pluralHow to make first or last names plural or possessive and when to use an apostropheHow to spell computer terms correctly (direct link)

PunctuationPlacement of punctuation with ending quotation marksPlacement of ending punctuation inside or outside parenthesesPunctuation surrounding the word howeverUse of commas or colons with such as and includes/includingWhen to use a comma before who or whom

Word PlacementProper placement of not only in a sentenceProper placement of only in a sentence

Word UsageAffect versus effect Imply versus inferIt's versus itsThat versus who or whomWho versus whom; and whoever versus whomever

Clear, Concise WritingUse of parallel structure in listsAvoiding the use of there is and there are Commonly misused words and phrases (a myriad of, reoccur/reoccurring, more then, could care less)

Free Writing Tips

Clear, Error-Free Writing = Better Business Results!

Spelling
How to make most nouns plural
How to make first or last names plural or possessive
and when to use an apostrophe
How to spell computer terms correctly (direct link)

Punctuation
Placement of punctuation with ending quotation marks
Placement of ending punctuation inside or outside parentheses
Punctuation surrounding the word however
Use of commas or colons with such as and includes/including
When to use a comma before who or whom

Word Placement
Proper placement of not only in a sentence
Proper placement of only in a sentence

Word Usage
Affect versus effect
Imply versus infer
It's versus its
That versus who or whom
Who versus whom; and whoever versus whomever

Clear, Concise Writing
Use of parallel structure in lists
Avoiding the use of there is and there are
Commonly misused words and phrases
(a myriad of, reoccur/reoccurring, more then, could care less)