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What are compound sentences?

April 14, 2011May 2, 2017 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on What are compound sentences?

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses. Lucy is tired. She will go to bed soon. 1 […]

Blog, Grammar, Language, Web Writing, Writing, Writing Resources compound sentence, compound sentences, coordinating conjunctions, featured, independent clauses, semi-colon

What are simple sentences?

April 11, 2011May 2, 2017 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on What are simple sentences?

A simple sentence isn’t necessarily as simple as it sounds – it doesn’t have to be short, nor does it […]

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Dependent clauses — happy days :)

April 7, 2011May 2, 2017 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on Dependent clauses — happy days :)

Following last week’s introduction to the independent clauses, here we have the younger brother: the dependent clause. A dependent clause, […]

Blog, Grammar, Language, Writing, Writing Resources dependent clause, subordinate clause, subordinators

Clauses

April 4, 2011May 2, 2017 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on Clauses

Let’s go reeeaaalllly slowly. First off: all (proper!) sentences need at least one clause. What on earth is a clause? […]

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Beautiful sentences

January 27, 2011May 1, 2017 Lucy Cripps5 Comments on Beautiful sentences

What’s the loveliest sentence in the English language? “And I shall go on talking in a low voice while the […]

Blog, Creative writing, Language, Poetry, Writing creative writing, favourite sentences, sentences

internet or Internet?

December 31, 2010May 2, 2017 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on internet or Internet?

Back in the day, the internet wasn’t considered a proper noun, so wasn’t capitalised.

Blog, Business/Formal Writing, Grammar, Language, Writing, Writing Resources common noun, does internet need a capital, how to spell internet, internet, proper noun

What a week

October 15, 2010May 2, 2017 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on What a week

And that wraps up my first week lecturing at the University of Salzburg. It’s been thrilling putting my brain back […]

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Fringe funnies

August 23, 2010May 2, 2017 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on Fringe funnies

This summer’s Fringe Festival spawned a plethora of funnies: here are the best of them according to the judges. Which […]

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Man Booker Dozen

July 29, 2010May 2, 2017 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on Man Booker Dozen

Preparing for my MA and for teaching advanced writing and creative writing (prose) from October I have been bathing in […]

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Great writing resources

July 1, 2010May 1, 2017 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on Great writing resources

With my Linked:HR moderator hat on I was asked for a list of my favourite website resources, so I thought […]

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