English Grammars

“A” or “an” before an acronym or abbreviation? e.g., a FAQ or an FAQ?

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1016/do-you-use-a-or-an-before-acronyms

 

When should I add “the” before what kind of noun?

http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/grammar-when-not-to-use-the-definite-article/

 

Whether to repeat “the” in “noun and noun” phrases?

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/9487/is-it-necessary-to-use-the-multiple-times

 

“noun and noun” phrase: the following verb is plural or single?

http://www.mhhe.com/mayfieldpub/tsw/nounsagr.htm

 

adj before “noun and noun” phrase

http://theeditorsblog.net/2015/08/08/one-adjective-paired-with-multiple-nouns-a-readers-question/

 

when to use articles?

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/when-to-use-articles-before-nouns

 

whether to add comma before “and”?

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/30516/should-i-use-a-comma-before-and-or-or

 

Which words in a title should be capitalized?

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/14/which-words-in-a-title-should-be-capitalized

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/capitalization/rules-for-capitalization-in-titles.html

 

do not italicize abbreviations like e.g., etc., …

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italicize technical or key terms at first appearance

http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2015/04/using-italics-for-technical-or-key-terms.html

 

abbreviation, initialism and acronym

http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/abbreviations/

https://www.proofreadnow.com/blog/bid/65823/Acronyms-Initialisms-and-Abbreviations (this also says do not italicize acronyms)

 

hyphen for multiple words if they are used as adjective

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/220967/hyphenate-cutting-edge-state-of-the-art-following-to-be-verbs

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/2908/should-i-use-related-or-related

 

describing number in english or numbers?

http://www.aje.com/en/arc/editing-tip-using-numbers-scientific-manuscripts/

 

None can be followed by singular verbs and plural verbs

http://www.onlinegrammar.com.au/top-10-grammar-myths-none-always-takes-a-singular-verb/

 

Should I add “the” in front of a superlative adjective?

Not required in many cases: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/46923/is-there-always-a-the-before-a-superlative-adjective

 

“half the time” or “half of the time”

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/217600/should-i-use-half-the-time-or-half-of-the-time

Use “half the time” is good.

 

“Be it” usage

Be he good or evil, … = Whether he is good or evil, …

Be it so or not, … = Whether it is so or not, …

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/256311/be-it-or-grammar

 

during vs. while

during + none;  while + clause

http://www.differencebetween.net/language/difference-between-during-and-while/

 

When to use “among” and “between”?

between specific things, among a group of things

The negotiations between Brazil, Argentina, and Chile are going well.

The negotiations among the countries of South America are going well.

https://www.espressoenglish.net/whats-the-real-difference-between-between-and-among/

 

“that” vs “which”

“that” is used for restrictive definition

“which” is used for non-restrictive definition

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/which-vs-that/

 

https://afterdeadline.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/faqs-on-style/

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