Semicolons
The semicolon is used to mark a break between two main clauses when there is a balance or a contrast … Continued
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Apostrophes
Misusing or omitting the apostrophe is one of the most common punctuation errors. Showing possession The apostrophe ( ’ )
The time
Use … o’clock to say what time it is when the clock shows the exact hour. It finishes at eight
Countable and uncountable nouns
Countable nouns are the words for things that we can count. They have singular and plural forms. They can have
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Months of the year
To say which month of the year something happens or happened in, use in … My birthday is in August.
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Days of the week
To say what day of the week it is, use It’s … ‘What day is it today?’ ‘It’s Thursday.’ It’s
Going shopping
When you go shopping, the simplest way to ask for something is to use I’d like … or Could I
Making sure you’ve understood
If you do not understand what someone has said, use I don’t understand. Sorry, I don’t understand. I didn’t understand
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Saying goodbye
In most circumstances, you can use Goodbye when you leave a person or a place, such as a shop or