Creative Writing for Teens

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2012-02-08 General Writing and Grammar Help - asking questiuons:

Dear Rich:    I am answering your question and, at the same time, praying that we don't get hung up with your subject matter.    "Indicative" is recognized in the English language, but "declarative" is

2012-02-07 General Writing and Grammar Help - hyphen:

An interesting question.      The hyphen is used in adjectival structures.  A noun format has no hyphen, and the two words are elided. The verb construction uses separate words.    I need to make up a

2012-02-06 General Writing and Grammar Help - asking questions:

Dear Rich:    Can you please verify for me that the category of English helping verbs known as   "modal verbs"  can be used to "ask questions".    For example, in the sentence:  "Can you give me a receipt

2012-02-06 General Writing and Grammar Help - I’ll try AND work it:

Dear Paolo:    Which of the following sentences is correct and natural?    1) I’ll try AND work it so we can leave early today.    2) I’ll try TO work it so we can leave early today.    The second sentence

2012-02-06 General Writing and Grammar Help - anyway/already & use of commas:

Yes, necessary.      I have gone to the store, anyway.    ~~    Bonus! Before =already=, also.    I've gone to the store, already.    ~~    If either of these words begins the sentence, use the comma after