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Grammar

Grammar and spelling mistakes can so easily distract the reader from the plot of the story and can make a really good book, with a great plot seem like rubbish. 

Adverbs: Adverbs describe a verb or to explain differently, adverbs describe an action. For example: I quickly ran all the way up the hill. 

Verbs: Verbs are words that describe an action or is a doing word. For example: I walked to work today. 

Adjectives: Adjectives are a describing word, that describes the noun to give more information about the object or subject of the sentence. For example: There was an adorable puppy. 

Nouns: Nouns are names, places, objects, ideas, quality or actions. For example: I travelled to Paris. Nouns can be split into proper nouns-Nouns that are names of people, places or objects. For example: Japan. Or common nouns which are-common names. Therefore, they are not capitalised unless they are part of a title or at the start of a sentence. For example: car.

Pronouns: A pronoun is I, he, she, me, herself, himself, it, that, they, each, few, many, who, whoever, whose, someone, you, everybody, they, them, mine, our, ours, yours etc. 

Possessive pronouns: Possessive pronouns are pronouns that are refer to possession and belonging. Examples are: Mine, yours, your, its, his, hers, our, ours, hers, their, theirs. 

Quick rules of grammar:

*When someone new speaks or the topic changes, start a new paragraph.

*Always capitalise names, places and the first letter at the start of a sentence even if it is in a quotation mark.

Common grammar mistakes:

"Its" and "it's": "Its" is used for characteristic or belonging. For instance its head is large. Whilst "it's" is short for it is. For instance it's going to rain. 

"Your" and "you're": "Your" is used for being a property of. For instance your phone is ringing. Whilst "you're" is short for you are. For instance you're drinking tea. 

"Their", "they're" and "there": "Their" is used possession of. For instance it is their house. Whilst "they're" is short for they are. For instance they're going cycling tomorrow. Whilst "there" is used when talking about a location, to focus attention on something or to comfort someone, as in there, there. For instance there is a fox over there. 

"Then" and "than": "Then" is used to signify a time. For instance we will go shopping then. Whilst "than" is used when introducing a second element in comparison. For instance I am taller than my mum. 

"Were", "where" and "we're": "Were" is used as a past tense for describing something you did. For instance we were driving. Whilst "where" is used when talking about a location. For instance where is the map? Whilst "we're" is short for we are. For instance we're going to the beach. 

"Whether" and "weather": "Whether" is used to express a choice between alternatives. For instance the polar bear couldn't decide whether to eat fish or play. Whilst "weather" is used to describe the state of the atmosphere such as rain or sun. For instance the weather is awful in Britain. 

"To", "too" and "two": "To" is used when expressing motion in the direction towards a location or from transgressing from one state of being to another. For instance I am going to the store, or I changed from sad to happy. "Too" is used when describing someone as being an addition. For instance I am coming to the party too. Whilst "two" is a number. For instance one, two, three.