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| Video | Description |
|---|---|
| Comma Series: Phrases and Clauses | What’s the difference between a phrase and a clause? How does confusing the two cause grammar errors? Part one of our three-part Comma Series. |
| Comma Series: Dependent v. Independent Clauses | Independent seems obvious, but what makes a clause dependent? And why should we care? Part two of our three-part Comma Series. |
| Comma Series: Joining Clauses | Avoid run-on sentences, fragments, and comma splices. Part three of our three-part Comma Series. |
| Punctuation and Quotation Marks | Does the question mark go inside or outside of the quotation marks? Master this and other rules of punctuation once and for all. |
| Commonly Confused Words | Avoid common errors that irritate your professors (happy professors equal higher scores). |
| Passive vs. Active (Part 1) | What makes a sentence active? Part one of a two-part series. |
| Passive vs. Active (Part 2) | When is the passive acceptable? Part two of a two-part series. |
| Adjectives and Adverbs | Master modifiers and the rules that govern them. |
| Who vs. Whom | Is whom ever acceptable? In fact, it is. Master this once and for all. |
| Pronouns | Click here and forever avoid errors in pronoun case, reference and agreement. |