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Bare Essential Bits Podcasts
Using the correct grammar when writing can be challenging. As a way of helping others, I recorded 5-
minute audio messages that address a grammatical issue or a spelling challenge that commonly stumps writers. So, in 2017, I recorded Bare Essentials Bits: All You Wanted to Ask About a Grammatical/Writing
Tidbit but Were Too Embarrassed To Ask! I was pleased to receive a strong response from listeners.
Reintroducing Bare Essentials Bits
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Because of the difficulties people are still having with grammar, I decided to rerun the audio series! In
Bare Essential Bits: All You Wanted to Ask About a Grammatical/Writing Tidbit but Were Too Embarrassed To Ask! I discuss a variety of topics, from punctuation marks to commas to knowing when to use "they're,"
"their" or "there."
I hope that you enjoy the series.
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Audio Series
Listen to the first podcast on the difference between "affect" vs. "effect" and how they are used.
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2. When do you use "come" vs. "came"? "did" vs. "done"? run" vs. "ran"? saw" vs. "seen"?
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3. When do you use "there," "they're," and "their"?
4. How do you use the apostrophe mark when a noun ends in "s"?
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5. How do you use the apostrophe mark with contractions?
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6. This podcast further focuses on the apostrophe mark with contractions!
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7. Did you know that there are "rules" when it comes to commas?
8. This podcast focuses on five sets of vocabulary spelling challenges, including woman vs. women;
allot vs. alot vs a lot; thorough vs. through vs. thru.
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9. A prepositional phrase ends with a noun or pronoun, but how do you know which one to use?
For instance, is it, "Just between you and me" or "Just between you and I"?
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10. This podcast focuses on when to put an "s" at the end of a verb.
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11. So what is a reflexive pronoun and when do you use it?
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12. Did you know that sometimes we have problems using the pronoun, you?
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13. In this podcast, we answer the question, "What is a subjunctive mood"?
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14. When do you use a semicolon, a colon, or an ellipsis mark?
15. This podcast focuses on the dash, hyphen, brackets, parentheses, and ellipsis, and how to use them.
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16. So what are pronoun antecedent errors?
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17 This last podcast takes a look at some of the most common verb errors.
Do you have questions about grammar?
If you have questions about grammar or punctuation, I would be happy to help you. DR C Consultant
Services for business professionals, students, writers, and others who want help with improving their
writing skills. To learn more, call 734-531-6684 or email me at dr_c_consultant@aol.com.