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Grammar Ninja is an educational game where the player identifies parts of speech in rapid succession. Correct answers help you advance; wrong ones blow up in your face. The game is modeled after Brain Age's CalculationsX20 exercise. Grammar Ninja is my final project for my Independent Study in...

Hi, Parts of Speech. In each sentence, write the part of speech above each underlined word. Use the abbreviation listed below. n. noun pron. Pronoun v. verb adj. Adjective adv. Adverb Prep. Prepostion conj. conjunction 1. We had grilled steak, baked potatoes, and a fresh tossed salad for...

Can you please check my work and see if I have done it right, if not please help me. Parts of Speech. In each sentence, write the part of speech above each underlined word. Use the abbreviation listed below. n. noun pron. Pronoun v. verb adj. Adjective adv. Adverb Prep. Prepostion conj....

Hi Raja, Yes, welcome to the Forum. Please post any questions that we can help you with. My initial advice about your writing is this. Try to avoid writing in a form that looks like text-messaging. In other words, don't use abbreviations like 's/w engg' or 'ur'. And use normal capitalization at...

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on...

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on it. ...

Apostrophe ( ' ) The apostrophe is used when leaving out a letter or number in a contraction, e.g. can't, wouldn't. The apostrophe is used for omitted letters, e.g. rock 'n' roll, and for omitted numbers, e.g. the class of '72, the '20s. The apostrophe is used for plurals of letter...

Apostrophe ( ' ) See Possessives for more information. The apostrophe is used when leaving out a letter or number in a contraction, e.g. can't, wouldn't. The apostrophe is used for omitted letters, e.g. rock 'n' roll, and for omitted numbers, e.g. the class of '72, the '20s. The...

i would say: mind your 'p's and 'q's (no apostrophes, inverted commas). on another note, the general rule for apostrophes seems to be (from the links above) that they are not used with possessive pronouns (his, her, my, its), but does this also apply to 'one'? is it ones or one's? sara + phil

Exception: Apostrophes are used to indicate an abbreviation. "It is going to lose its loose wheel". = "It's going to lose its loose wheel". Note that you MUST NOT put an apostrophe in the possessive pronouns "its, his, her, their, our, your". It's = "it is" or "it has". "It's lost...