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Once upon a time, there was a powerful sorceress who 

wanted to write a story   about her adventurous life. 

However, she wasn't very good with her grammar skills. We 

can help her with the basics of proper grammar, to make 

her publishing dreams come true. First, we will show her 

how to properly use commas. 

Commas are use to separate multiple adjectives and things 

on a list. For example: 

"The sorceress created dragons, werewolves, serpents, 

giants, and mummies."

Now with adjevtives:

"She had a devious, evil, and wicked mind to create these 

monsters."

Comma rule #2 is using them to separate two 

independent clauses with coordinating 

conjunction.

"The sorceress had created all these monsters, 

yet she had not dared to create the dreadful 

Minotaur."

Comma rule #3 is using them to off set 

subordinate clauses that qualify the main clause.

"The sorceress, the most powerful on her land, was 

afraid of the horrendous minotaur,"

Comma rule #4 is using them to set off 

one-word interjections.

"Yikes, the minotaur has been created 

already by the evil sea witch!" 

The next basic grammar rules are Plurals 

and Possessives.

#1 Possessive rule is singular possessive 

noun which shows ownership.

"The sea witch's creation was an threat to 

the evil sorceress."

Possessive rule #2 is a plural possessive 

showing that several people or things are 

showing ownership.These end with an "s" 

apostrophe (s').

Example:

"The islanders' lives were all in danger now 

that the minotaur is there."

Possessive rule #3 is also a plural possessive 

that shows ownership for several people or 

things. This time the apostrophe comes before 

the "s".

Example: 

"The people's fear lead them to turn against 

the sorceress and side with the sea witch for 

their own protection."

Possessive rule #4 is replacing pronouns like 

"it" or "me" with "it's" or "my".

Example: 

"The sorceress was furious and screamed to 

the top of her lungs, "This is my land! These 

are my people!" And she casted a spell so 

powerful it shook the ground."

Possessive rule #5 is showing ownership for 

more than one person.

Example:

"The sea witch, sorceress, and the Minotaur's 

collision caused for the volcano to erupt."

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