Who wants to talk about restrictive vs. non-restrictive clauses? Are they even important, you ask…of course they are!
In simple terms, restrictive clauses are imperative to the meaning of the sentence or the subject.
Non-restrictive clauses add information, but they do not limit or restrict the meaning of the sentence or subject.
Now, how can we use that information as we write? Have you ever wondered whether to use ‘that’ or ‘which’? What about commas around these clauses? How do those work?
We want to thank Raum at My Reading Lounge for asking us to write this article and for her very appreciated support since we started our service. She has a series of Writing Labs posted, and we urge you to check out her site.
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Yes, betas can love, too. A good beta should comment on all the little details that seem off, while giving you some much needed love and care for the baby that took you hours to birth. Your chapters should be filled with red marks, not only commenting on grammar, but also on the fabulously constructed sentences, the intriguing details, and that awesome character flaw you gave your heroine. The biggest reason for betas not to show this love is simply obvious grammar errors every writer should be able to avoid.
If you missed it on Twitter the other night, Kas90 put on her teacher glasses and got to work, teaching the class some of her pet-peeves in writing, which led to getting down to the nitty-gritty basics of grammar and punctuation. She covered things ranging from misused words, dialogue / action tags, semicolons, and commas. If you missed it, or you just need a refresher, you’re in luck! Here is a post covering the topics she discussed the other night!
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