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Third Person Pronouns
Writing In this final article on pronouns I will be addressing pronouns used for third person. Pronouns take the place of nouns which means that third person pronouns do the same thing. They take the place of people, but these pronouns do not include first person or second person forms. Third person singular pronouns are: he, she, and it. These pronouns are used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. Example: He went to the store and never ...
Continue readingPronouns Are Fun Too
Writing Most of us already know how to use pronouns and don’t have any problems writing other than the occasional spelling mistake or the lack of creative words, but some people have a difficult time. Grammar is not very interesting, yes I understand that, but it is what I was hired to write about so bear with me and the dry lesson. I’ll try to spice it up with interesting examples. Last week I wrote about first person singular pronouns ...
Continue readingBlogging and Me, or Is It I?
Writing Pronouns take the place of a noun. When we write our blogs we use pronouns all of the time, but do we use them correctly? Example: At seven years old I said, “Me and Mike want ice cream.” And my grandmother said (just like she did every time I made a grammatical error), “Mike and I.” I was taught that saying “Mike and I” was always correct while “Mike and me” was not. This is not always the case however. First person singular ...
Continue readingWriting Goals
Blogging Having a blog is a great way to get out there, but you need to do more than merely update your site with posts every week. You need to stay committed to your blog, which includes writing often and the site upkeep. However, being committed isn’t enough. You need to have goals. Most writers are thrilled when people visit their site and even happier when someone actually comments. These are, of course, wonderful things, but you should have ...
Continue readingYour Blog: A Few Notes For Survival
Blogging Blogging Tips is all about tips to help your blog thrive. There are marketing tips, writing tips, application tips, and plugins. There is even useful information on this site about more technical things such as coding, links, SEO, and software. It’s easy to say that if you need to make your blog better this site has it. But what about tips on what not to do? Most of us bloggers just do what we do and hope that it sounds good, or, if you ...
Continue readingYour Blog: The Holidays
Blogging This time of year is sadly not pro-blogging because there are so many other things to do. You have to make food, eat a lot of food, buy too many things, worry about your credit card bill, fret over the in-laws that you hate (then worry about what to get those in-laws as a present, when you really just want to buy them a diet book), and so much more. All of this leads to less time to spend on your blog which can lead to self loathing and random ...
Continue readingAppositives to Change Your Blog
Writing We write because we love it. We love the topic that we talk about, so much so in fact that we talk about it every week. Because of this fact, appositives are useful to understand so that you can successfully navigate them into your blog and express your true feelings about your topic. Without even realizing it, you’re probably already using appositives. An appositive renames the noun proceeding it or in some cases the noun directly after ...
Continue readingConjunction, Junction, What’s Your Function: Part 2
Blogging, Writing When writing, whether for your blog or for personal reasons, conjunctions are grammatical tools that you use all of the time. Understanding the functions of these conjunctions (yes, that was pretty corny) is the first step in creating stronger writing skills. Last week we looked at coordinating conjunctions which combined two independent clauses. If you missed the previous post click here. Coordinating conjunctions are used often in writing, but ...
Continue readingConjunction, Junction, What’s Your Function: Part 1
Writing Conjunctions are an important tool in the English language that allows writers to combine clauses. With conjunctions, you are able to form longer sentences that break up the choppy sound of single clauses. For English learners, conjunctions can be tricky because it involves learning what a clause is before using a conjunction. A clause is a subject and a verb that make a unit, or sentence. For example: “She is dancing.” The subject is ...
Continue readingActive and Passive
Writing Last week I touched upon showing your readers what you have to say rather than just telling them the information as though they are just spectators. Several people made some interesting comments about this topic. One reader said that it was “much more fun for the other party [readers] to “feel” and “see” what you’re telling, instead of just hearing it.” (Klaus @ TechPatio) I love this idea that the readers can be apart of your blog ...
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