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SpaWnsc2

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Awsome capt! I'd love to do that section for ya'.
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04-Jun-2008 00:11:34

Aelfsaxa

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I cannot stress the importance of grammar in a story. If we had no grammar, nothing would be understandable, it'll just be a huge mess. Now, let me explain. Grammar is an agreed-upon set of rules for any language to follow so that people could understand it better. If I made up my own language right now, the first, most important thing would first be the grammar.
Now, I suggest you learn your grammatical skills and practice them, and any tips people give you about grammar are extremely important. I will give you some basic information on grammar. First thing you need to know is the importance of a paragraph. Some people write stories and all it is is a huge block of text. It hurts the eyes and looks extremely intimidating.
A paragraph is a group of sentences that talk about one subject, usually about four to six sentences long. When you finish a paragraph, you must hit the Enter button twice. One for the space below, and another for the space to write the next paragraph. Hitting enter once means you just start directly under the other paragraph, which looks bad. Another thing you should know about paragraphs is that when a character in your story is talking, and then another character talks, you MUST start a new paragraph. You can't have two characters speaking and have them be in the same paragraph. When another character speaks, a new paragraph goes with it.
You should also know your capitalization. Whenever you start a new sentence, you MUST capitalize the initial character, and when you speak of proper nouns, such as the name of a person, place, or specific name of an object, you capitalize the first letter. Same goes for the letter 'I'. Remember, this is very important, as it'll make or break a story. Without grammar, your story would essentially fall apart under its own weight.

04-Jun-2008 00:13:14 - Last edited on 04-Jun-2008 00:13:29 by Aelfsaxa

Aelfsaxa

Aelfsaxa

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One thing you have to remember is compound nouns. A few other things would be contractions, and one of the most important things: The differences between They're, There, Their, You're, and Your. It really, REALLY bothers me to have people make these mistakes. If you can't even do your own language right, I say, don't bother trying to write a story in it.
In school, grammar may be a boring subject, but if you ever plan on writing, you must learn it or be torn to pieces mercilessly. Some of you are used to your little Text Message chat, but I don't care how much you use it, when you write formal literature, meant to be read by other people, you must be proper. It's like an interview for a job. You can dress like the Fonze every day of the week, but when you go for a job interview, you BETTER be wearing formal business attire or you'll end up living in a cave.
You may want to read up on grammar and listen to people who give you tips to improve on your stories. If you just flame critics who try to help you, you'll only end up hurting yourself. It doesn't matter what the general public thinks, most don't know what writing a story is and most of the time, let grammar mistakes slip because they don't care. I recommend you apply for someone to review your story and point out some mistakes, even ask them to explain these mistakes. You could apply for a review on a review thread and they might help as well.

04-Jun-2008 00:13:14 - Last edited on 04-Jun-2008 00:14:03 by Aelfsaxa

Aelfsaxa

Aelfsaxa

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Now, some basics on grammar. First thing I will teach you is the differences between the five words I listed earlier. "They're" is a contraction of "They are." You use "They're" when describing that an object is performing an action. For example: "They're climbing up the Grammar Hammer." The next one, "Their," is a possessive term, and you use it when a subject is the possessor of an object. For exampe: "Their men are climbing up the Grammar Hammer." The last one, "There," is a word to describe the location of an object. For example: "The men are there, on the Grammar Hammer."
"You're" is a contraction of "You are," and works much like "They're," except it is in the second person. For example: "You're climbing up the corporate ladder." "Your" is a possessive term that works much like "Their," but in the second person referencing "You." For example: "Your grammar is now improving."
If you are still having trouble, I suggest using Microsoft Word. Word is a commonly used tool that writers use. I, however, do not use Word, for the reason that my grammatical skills are near-perfect. But not everybody is alike, wheras I may not have trouble with grammar, you might have loads of problems. Grammar will also help you with the comunity of the forums. Most people generally look for grammar before anything else in a story. It's THAT important. Most people are irritated by bad grammar, and it makes them want to read a story less. Saying "Your going to Varrock," for example, is an example of bad grammar. "You're" would be the proper term.
Above all, if you don't improve your grammar, it will make you look less intelligent. Learning good grammar will help your communication and can attract more readers.

04-Jun-2008 00:13:15 - Last edited on 04-Jun-2008 00:17:22 by Aelfsaxa

CaptChekaka

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O - Rewrite it.
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The Questioning Arena!
Question asked here will be placed in the FAQ in the latter portions of the guide.
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04-Jun-2008 00:13:59

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