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Original post by Kvothe the arcane
Perhaps "I'm a college student who has some writing issues. In particular, I struggle with grammar however my punctuation is also at times also an issue".


I've highlighted "however" because I don't think it reads too well within your sentence.
I'm assuming you didn't mean to write "also" twice, so let's ignore that.

From reading your sentence, I can interpret two different ways you may have intended on using "however".

1 - In particular, I struggle with grammar; however, my use of punctuation is also an issue.

2 - In particular, although I mainly struggle with grammar, my use of punctuation is also an issue.
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Original post by Kyx
______ shall I say is calling?

Who
Whom
Whose
Who's


Who?
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Original post by Anonbabes
Who?


Correct!!! :wink:

___ hour ago we met ___ history teacher

a/a
a/an
an/a
an/an
Original post by Quick-use
I've highlighted "however" because I feel it doesn't read too well within your sentence.
I'm assuming you didn't mean to write "also" twice, so let's ignore that.

From reading your sentence, I can interpret two different ways you may have intended on using "however".

1 - In particular, I struggle with grammar; however, my use of punctuation is also an issue.

2 - In particular, although I mainly struggle with grammar, my use of punctuation is also an issue.


The former. Well this is awkward.

OP, I apologize for thinking you were male.
Original post by Kyx
No


Why not? Are you going to explain anything about declensions here or are you just gonna say you're not right or it would probably be better as X? This should not be an opportunity to inflate your own ego.
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Original post by Kyx
Correct!!! :wink:

___ hour ago we met ___ history teacher

a/a
a/an
an/a
an/an


A hour ago we met a history teacher
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You would not say 'Whose' shall I say calling since this would mean that the calling is belonging to the other person.
'Who's' is a contraction of 'Who is', which would also not make sense.
The word 'whom' would be used as 'To whom am I calling', not 'whom shall I say is calling'. The answer is 'who'.
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Original post by Anonbabes
A hour ago we met a history teacher



An hour ago we met a history teacher

If the next word begins with a 'vowel sound', use an.

If not, use 'a'.
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A hour ago we met a history teacher


You asked for online resources

Try this.
Original post by Kyx
You would not say 'Whose' shall I say calling since this would mean that the calling is belonging to the other person.
'Who's' is a contraction of 'Who is', which would also not make sense.
The word 'whom' would be used as 'To whom am I calling', not 'whom shall I say is calling'. The answer is 'who'.


HAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAHA. I am outta here.
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Original post by callum_law
HAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAHA. I am outta here.


:confused:
Original post by Anonbabes
Okay.

Test:

I thought it was a good day- it was Sunny.


Various options depending on the meaning:

I thought it was a good day. It was sunny.

I thought it was a good day since it was sunny.

I thought it was a good day; it was sunny.

I have a personal dislike of semi-colons. You can usually use a different and clearer way to express yourself. The capital S is a mistake unless "Sunny" is a proper noun of some kind.
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Original post by Kyx
An hour ago we met a history teacher

If the next word begins with a 'vowel sound', use an.

If not, use 'a'.


Hour doesn't begin with a e I ou
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Original post by chazwomaq
Various options depending on the meaning:

I thought it was a good day. It was sunny.

I thought it was a good day since it was sunny.

I thought it was a good day; it was sunny.

I have a personal dislike of semi-colons. You can usually use a different and clearer way to express yourself. The capital S is a mistake unless "Sunny" is a proper noun of some kind.


Oh, but why can't I use a dash?
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Original post by Anonbabes
Hour doesn't begin with a e I ou


No, but it sounds like it does
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Original post by chazwomaq
Various options depending on the meaning:

I thought it was a good day. It was sunny.

I thought it was a good day since it was sunny.

I thought it was a good day; it was sunny.

I have a personal dislike of semi-colons. You can usually use a different and clearer way to express yourself. The capital S is a mistake unless "Sunny" is a proper noun of some kind.


I like semi-colons
I sometimes struggle too which is ironic as I have a GCSE in English.
Original post by Kyx
:confused:


You didn't explain why. You just said the other versions weren't right but why weren't they? That is not teaching anyone.

Original post by Anonbabes
Oh, but why can't I use a dash?


You can use it.

Original post by chazwomaq
The capital S is a mistake unless "Sunny" is a proper noun of some kind.


Or a proper adjective.
Original post by Anonbabes
Oh, but why can't I use a dash?


You probably mean the em dash (so named as it is the same length as the letter "m" when typesetting).

This is a punctuation mark that can be used in placed of brackets or colons typically, neither of which apply here IMO.
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Original post by Blackstarr
I sometimes struggle too which is ironic as I have a GCSE in English.


I was predicted an E, but, surprisingly achieved a C.

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