What is a Beta Reader and Why Do You Need One? As a writer, you might have come across the term ‘beta reader’ in blog posts and on social media. However, you may not know exactly what a beta reader is or what they do. Wikipedia defines a ‘beta reader’ as …
Adverbs and Prepositions For the third lesson of the Eight Parts of Speech, we will discuss adverbs and prepositions. So far we have covered nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives, the building blocks needed to construct basic sentences. However, you need to understand how to use all eight parts of speech to take full advantage of …
Verbs and Adjectives Last week we talked about nouns and pronouns, which are the basic building blocks of language. This week, we will be talking about verbs and adjectives, which enable us to go from just naming things to creating complete sentences. There are several different types of verbs and adjectives that each have …
Welcome to the Crash Course in Grammar Series: The 8 Parts of Speech! One part of being a good writer is having a good understanding of language and grammar. You don’t necessarily need a master’s degree in English to write well, however you do need to understand the uses and functions of the …
