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Online grammar tips and advice have an Australian/New Zealand emphasis (e.g. -ise not -ize spelling). However, they are relevant for anyone interested in grammar. The tips on this page are written by Mary Morel.

You need a basic understanding of parts of speech to understand some of these tips.

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Write effective paragraphs, sentences and lists

active and passive voice

bulleted lists rules

common mistakes with bulleted lists

paragraphs - structure and visual impact

nominalisation - power of verbs

Parts of speech and common mistakes

comparative adjectives

dangling modifiers

me, myself, I am

more than and over

position of adverbs

prepositions - in and at

squinting adverbial modifiers

subjunctive - recommend that

More parts of speech tips

Use correct punctuation

apostrophes with 's' names

em and en rules

hyphens with adverbs

indigenous or Indigenous

one space between sentences

quotation marks

title case and sentence case

More punctuation tips

Oft-confused words

affect and effect

around and round

but and however

complement and compliment

different from, different than or different to?

disinterested and uninterested

disorganised and unorganised

flammable and inflammable

proportional and proportionate

persons and people

while or whilst?

More oft-confused word tips

Use correct spelling

confusion reigns or reins?

co-ordinate or coordinate?

decision-making or decision making?

focused or focussed?

forums or fora?

-ise or -ize spelling

lodgement or lodgment?

some time or sometime?

US and Australian spelling

Test your spelling

Playing with words

grammatical poem

Read my style tips

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