Essential Writing Use the buttons to arrange the posts by topic. All Grammar Punctuation Usage The Sentence Fragment The Comma Splice The Apostrophe The Run-on Sentence Who vs. Whom Further vs Farther? 15 Wordy Expressions to Eliminate Abstract Nouns 15 Redundant Phrases The Linking Verb The Adverb The Common Noun Me, Myself, I The Adjective Clause The Comma The Semicolon The Exclamation Mark The Period How to Use Parallel Structure in Your Writing The Misplaced Modifier The Dangling Modifier The Appositive The Colon The Question Mark The Em Dash Easily Confused Words A-Z The En Dash The Hyphen The Ellipsis Using Parentheses Quotation Marks The Noun The Pronoun The Action Verb The Linking Verb The Gerund The Participle Articles The Parts of a Sentence Sentence Structure Word Choice The Infinitive Phrase Using Inclusive Language 6 Writing Myths The Noun Clause Transition Words Using Signal Phrases Shifts in Verb Tense 8 Commonly Confused Prepositions Unclear Pronoun Reference The Adjective