Well, I used to be Nota, but I changed my name.. Again. But thats not the point.
Table of contents:
0: News, and bug fixes.
1: Introduction
2: Punctuation
3: How spelling system works
4: Txt-tlk?
5: Vocabulary words
Chapter 0: News
5/14/2007, 5:22 Well, chapters 0-2 are done, typing all the BBcode makes this topic more informative, but making the guide harder to type.
Chapter 1: Introduction
*Ahem.* So, you got accepted into this guild? Well, perfect. But, you want to brush up on your english? Well, thats where this comes.
The actual Grammar guild!
So, Figuring out the name of the actual guild, (The gaian grammar guild) I decided to help people out. And thats where this comes in!
Table of contents:
0: News, and bug fixes.
1: Introduction
2: Punctuation
3: How spelling system works
4: Txt-tlk?
5: Vocabulary words
Chapter 0: News
5/14/2007, 5:22 Well, chapters 0-2 are done, typing all the BBcode makes this topic more informative, but making the guide harder to type.
Chapter 1: Introduction
*Ahem.* So, you got accepted into this guild? Well, perfect. But, you want to brush up on your english? Well, thats where this comes.
The actual Grammar guild!
So, Figuring out the name of the actual guild, (The gaian grammar guild) I decided to help people out. And thats where this comes in!
Chapter two: Punctuation
So, you are interested in good grammar, Eh? Well, thats good. (Why are you even here in the first place? ... Exactly.) So, it goes like this.
When you write or type down something, you need good punctuation.
The first to note is the capital letter.
When you start a sentence, you start with a capital letter.
Today, I had lots of fun at the park.
See the T? Thats a capital letter.
Capital letter list:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Okay. You got that down? Perfect.
Next, you also use a capital letter when you say a person's name.
The swing went really fast, and Sally thought so too.
The S is capitalized because its the start of a persons name.
Next, you put a capital letter every time you say, I but its with no letter.
On the monkey bars, I almost fell off, but I didn't.
You also make I capitalized when you say I'm.
Got that all down? Perfect. Now its time for sentence endings.
When you end a sentence, you use the following letters to end it.
. ? !
Lets start with the first one: The .
The period, as we call it, is what you can see, A dot. It is very common.
Example:
Um.. On second thought, I'm using the period so much, I might not need an example.
The ?
The ?, or also known as the question mark, is not as common as the period, but is also used often.
When you end a sentence, you put a question mark at the end.
Example:
"Mom, when is the raining going to stop?"
The question mark appears some times it doesn't look like it should, too.
I wonder whats in the locked treasure chest?
It normally sounds like a period should be put at the end, but I guess not.
The !
The ! Or the exclamation mark, is used for exclaiming things. (Why do you think its called an exclamation mark?) When you end a sentence with a exclamation mark, You say the sentence like you normally would, except you say it slightly louder.
Other punctuation
"" , / :
There might be more for this, so be on the lookout.
One: The "and the"(As teachers say it, a talking mark.)
If you write semi-literate stories, (not like me, but I still write stories!) you might notice this one. When you are writing a story, and someone says something, you type a " before what they say, and a " After what they say. Example:
The weather man was talking.
"Hello, this is the weather boy. The day is rainy at high 66 and low 37." The TV announced.
"Mom, why is the TV talking instead of the Weather boy?" I asked.
Two: The ,
This is also another story writers important punctuation pieces: The comma. Normally, you end a sentence and take a small two second pause before starting to read the next. But, this is where the comma comes. Sometimes, you need to make the reader take a two second break without ending a sentence. Thats where the comma is. Also, commas come in while listing things.
Example:
"Okay, so for the quest I need 100 star pixies star pieces, 80 lunar pixie moon piece, and 50 sun pixie sun piece to finish the quest." The archer said.
Also, its important that when you end a list, take a look at the last thing on the list. Instead of adding a comma before that, remove the comma and replace it with one space and type, "and". Like in the example above.
Three: The :
The : (Or is it called a colon?) Is usually used to start a list. You say it before what you need for the list.
Example:
"Okay guys, we finished that quest. Heres the next step."
List:
10,000 slime gels
100 mushroom caps
Stone of +1 rareness
Well, thats it for chapters 0-2. My fingers are tired, so I'll give them a rest, and type the next few chapters later.
