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Have you ever taken a pause while writing utterly ordinary phrases to contemplate whether or not a comma should be shoved in? And, have you ever deliberately consulted Dr. Google for these types of writing concerns? One such phrase that often causes trouble is the well-known “Happy birthday phrase.”  People seem to be confused about …

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Learning English means having the burden of going through grammar whatnots, which includes remembering one too many complex principles. Plus, concepts being called in multiple variations makes English a huge and bitter pill to swallow. Couldn’t agree more, could you? One of these things I’m referring to is what we call “relative clauses,” which may …

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“I know what pronouns are, but I’m kinda confused about the idea behind relative pronouns and I have no clue on how to punctuate sentences containing relative pronouns.  If that’s totally you, you’ve certainly come to the right place.  But don’t worry, Linguaholic got you covered! You’re welcome. You can thank me later for writing this …

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Having the ability to use punctuation marks with ease, and perhaps without consulting Dr. Google, entails advanced linguistic literacy. Being able to appropriately employ words that are commonly misused and misinterpreted suggests the same idea. Since these two areas are two of the most crucial parts in language application, it is essential to discuss them …

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Humans are rational beings in general, thereby entailing the consideration for truth value evaluations in utterances. To express these observations, we use words either to judge the content of statements, or to attach our own mood or emotion towards them. These words are linguistically known as disjuncts or disjunctive adverbials which are essential in adding …

Read More about Comma before or after “in fact”: The Definitive Guide

Time plays a salient role in human conversations which means time-related expressions are equally-vital in the process. One of the most functionally used words relevant to time in the English corpora is the adverb of frequency “often.” Besides, punctuation marks such as commas also facilitate the disambiguation of thought representations in the written language, and …

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The use of adverbs implies higher-order language processing as they are generally more complex than nouns and verbs. Since adverbs can have multiple functions, they are categorized into various types according to grammatical use. One way to express linguistic content richness is by means of intensification via adverbs of emphasis. Read on to further understand …

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Have you ever been pestered by how punctuation marks work? And, have you ever wished you never had to consult Dr. Google for comma placement rules, because you know for a fact that these are supposed to be a no-sweat core skill? This post addresses comma-related linguistic nuances altogether with the usage of the word …

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Generally speaking, linguistic literacy concurrently improves with age. This means that as we get older, we gain more ability to utilize higher forms of speech elements such as adverbs. Lexical competence helps people represent thoughts more accurately and cohesively, thereby entailing reasonability and communicative literacy. This post aims to present comma-related guidelines to the adverb …

Read More about Comma before or after “obviously”: The Definitive Guide