General English Grammar Rules

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• Semicolons combine two full sentences

  • “However” and “therefore” are the only two words allowed after a semicolon?

• Never use two transition words right next to each other

• Don’t use “very” before essential, crucial, unique, or other words like that

  • (crucial means very important) using “very” again would be repetitive

• “However” always goes between two punctuation (therefore is the same)

• Not a sentence if it starts with AAA WWU BBBIS

  • A - As

  • A - After

  • A - Although

  • W - Whether

  • W - Whatever/Whenever/What/Where/Whom

  • U - Unless

  • B - Because

  • B - Before

  • B - Beside(s)

  • I - If

  • S - Since

• Most of the time, don’t pick extremes

• Commands like “take this” are sentences

  • you (the subject) is implied (like in Spanish)

  • You can use it in formal writing even though it is second person

• Thus = Therefore

  • cause and effect

  • MS smacked Davis. Thus, she fled to Korea.