Sentence Fragments in Fiction and Poetry for Children

Many people don’t know when to use sentence fragments in poetry and fiction.  I just published an article about this topic in the Michigan chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators newsletter called The Mitten. (more…)

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Grammar Guru post about “Agreement of Subjects and Verbs”

I’m a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, which has a strong Michigan chapter. Our state newsletter is called The Mitten because that is the shape of Michigan. I told the editor, Kristin Bartley Lenz, that I would write a “Grammar Guru” column for the Mitten blog. I will address common grammatical errors and questions that I frequently encountered during my 35 years as a college English professor. Here is my first Grammar Guru post about "Agreement of Subjects and Verbs": https://scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2017/07/grammar-guru-janet-ruth-heller.html

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