Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Legal Writing Blogs -> Triangle Grammar Guide
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense
Find a Local Lawyer
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402
Legal Writing
: Triangle Grammar GuideTry a word quiz on Triangle Grammar Guide
By Pam_Nelson
Today's quiz is one of those that a regular commenter has called a "spelling" quiz. True, some of the choices in the sentences on the quiz are between two homonyms, but at least one sentence will ask quiz takers to choose from two words that are often confused but have different uses.
I put a timer on this quiz, just to try out that function of the quiz-writing software. Three minutes is probably much more than anyone would need to complete the five sentences, but if you find the time is not sufficient, please send me a message or leave a comment.
Click here or on the question mark icon to begin.
Full post as published by Triangle Grammar Guide on August 07, 2008 (boomark / email).
Happy National Grammar Day!
It's not exactly a national holiday with a day off work, but March 4 marks National Grammar Day. I got the word from Mr. Rewrite, a defender of good grammar, punctuation, and usage...
Grammar Girl begs the question
A site I often visit for its entertaining podcasts on grammar (of all things!) is Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Grammar (Grammar Girl is the alter ego of Mignon Fogarty, and she also has a book)...
Warning: Microsoft Did Not Invent Grammar!
Most people who advise on writing tell you to check the spelling and grammar on your work. This is good advice. However, the trouble is that the tools we often use just aren't up to the job...
Trusting Word
Do you trust Word (the word processing application)? Couldn’t it be wrong about the spelling of a word? Couldn’t it make a grammatical error? The following appeared while Word was checking grammar: That’s one bulleted point in a list that begins with the following: An editor can help you avoid:
MS Word Help
For help with Microsoft Word, there is an online guide here. The guide covers basic word features such as: setting margins, adding bullets, modifying autocorrect settings, adding symbols, adding a watermark, adding pagination including x of y numbering, footnotes and...
English Grammar 101: Interjections
Interjection comes from from a Latin word that means ?throw between." It's a word or phrase that is thrown into a sentence to express an emotion:
#1 Online Legal Resource
On 08-25 at 15:46PM
Acute perpendicular parking #NYPD #NYFD
On 08-18 at 22:18PM
Parallel parking gone bad. Too much gas UES NYC
On 08-18 at 21:41PM
UES NYC
On 08-18 at 21:25PM
Twitter suspends journalist critical of broadcast partner's coverage on dubious grounds @guyadams #nbcfail #twitterfail
On 07-30 at 17:57PM
Model example of 1st Amendment suppression by the People of New York City's Michael Bloomberg #OWS #NYPD
On 07-12 at 21:07PM
AG Holder lackadaisical on Operation in our Sites domain name seizures & RIAA lobbied free speech suppression @dajaz1
On 06-08 at 22:44PM
Why is the Catholic Church going to court over Obama contraception policy? @NewYorker commentary
On 05-31 at 10:08AM
Monks sue Louisiana for right to sell caskets made from forrest destroyed by Katrina
On 05-31 at 07:47AM
Are the abortion ultrasound laws headed for the Supreme Court?
On 05-15 at 21:52PM
 |
|
Contact Us | About Us | Celebrity Law Blog |
Our Partners | Disclaimer
| Law Blog Directory
| Law Jobs
| Law Tweets
| Oil Spill Video
All original material © 1999-2011 by USLaw.com. All other material, including Blog Directory feed content, are © by their respective copyright holders. |