Tips in Writing

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1. Apostrophes

They have three uses which are to form possessive nouns, to show the omission of letters, and to specify plurals of numbers, letters, and symbols.

Examples:
To show possession or ownership: Jackie's dress
To show the omission of letters: Have not -> Haven't
To specify plurals of numbers, letters, and symbols: Two A's

2. Periods
These are used to end a sentence.

Example:
Matapos kong magpalit ng damit ay tumungo na ako sa labas.

3. Question Marks
These are used to ask direct questions.

Example:
What did you eat for lunch?

4. Exclamation Marks
These are used to indicate strong emotions.

Example:
Traydor ka!
Magsama kayo ng kabit mo!

5. Commas
These are used to connect phrases or words to form a sentence.

Example:
Due to high demand of disinfectants, supermarkets and stores are running low on stocks.

6. Dashes
To show an afterthought.

Example:
Ahh, kapatid lang naman pala-- teka, ano?!

7. Quotation Marks
These are used to quote sentences, words, speeches and dialogues.

Example:
"Ang ganda ko," wika ni Corlea.

8. Dialogue Tags
Ginagamit ito upang malaman kung sino ang nagsabi ng dialogue. Sa dialogue tag ay kadalasang ginagamit ang mga sumusunod: sabi, sambit, saad, wika, ani, at iba pa. Pinaghihiwalay ang mga salita gamit ang "comma", "question marks" o "exclamation marks". Habang ang kasunod na salita naman ay nagsisimula sa maliit na titik, kung hindi pangalan ang kasunod.

Example:
"Ang cute ko," wika ni Niki.
"Ang hangin naman dito," bulong ni Thena.

9. Action Tags
Hindi katulad sa dialogue tags, "period" ang ginagamit dito. Para malaman na action tag ito, action words dapat ang kasunod dito.

Example:
"Makaligo na nga." Tumayo ako at saka dumiretso sa banyo.

10. Italics
These are used to draw attention to a particular part.

Example:

For two years, she never said 'I love you too'.

11. Ellipsis
These are used to indicate that a sentence is not yet finished. These are also used to suspense the reader about something certain.

Example:
We found the suspect which is...

12. Capital Letters
The examples below are not all.

Example:
Name of a person: Corlea Diamond Hadid
Brand name: Dior
Language: English


Commonly confused words:

 Adapt
Meaning to modify or make something suitable for a new use.
• Adopt
Meaning to take as one's own.

 Bare
Not covered.
 Bear
To carry or endure.

 Beside
Meaning to be next to something.
 Besides 
In addition to.

 Compliment
Admiration
 Complement
Something that completes something else.

 Farther
Refers to distance.
 Further
Degree or extent.

 Its
Belongingness of something.
 It's 
It is.

 Loose
Not tight.
 Lose
Misplace or fail to win.

 Maya-maya
Kind of fish
 Mayamaya
Shortly after

 Pa lang
Only, just
 Palang
Stunned factor

 Their
What belongs to them.
 There
Indicates a place.
 They're
They are.

 Were
Past tense of are. Plural term of was.
 We're
We are.

 Where
Place or location.
 Who's
Who is.
 Whose
Indicating ownership or property.

 Your
Indicating ownership.
 You're
You are.

 Din
Used if the end letters of the words are consonant. Except: w and y.
 Rin
Used only if the end letters of the words are: a, e, i, o, u, w, y.

Pang
Para sa mga salitang nagsisimula sa: g, h, k, m, n, ng, w at y.
Pan
Para sa mga salitang nagsisimula sa: d, l, r, s at t.
Pam
Para sa mga salitang nagsisimula sa: b at p.
(Katulad nito ang mang-man-mam, sing-sin-sim, at sang-san-sam.)

 Pilipino
People
 Filipino
Language

 Kapag
The situation is certain.
 Kung
The situation is not certain.
 Kong
Indicating yourself or anything you want to do.

 Muna
Shows priorities.
• Mo na
Indicating you or anything ordered to you.

• Nang 
Panghalili sa "noong", "para" at "upang".
Sagot sa paano at gaano.
Pang-angkop ng pandiwang inuulit. 
"Na" at "ang", "na" at "ng", at "na" at "na".
• Ng
Pantukoy ng pangngalan.
Pagpapahiwatig ng pagmamay-ari.

 Sila
Two or more people.

• Sina
Indicating named people.

 Pinto
The thing people open and close to walk across.
 Pintuan
Location of the door.

 Punasin
Remove
 Punasan
Apply

Sundin
Order
 Sundan
Follow

Right and Wrongs

Right: Marami
Wrong: Madami

Right: Marumi
Wrong: Madumi

Right: Karagatan
Wrong: Kadagatan

Right: Nadarama
Wrong: Nadadama

Right: Liparin
Wrong: Lipadin

Right: Pahiran
Wrong: Pahidan

Vocabulary

Felicitous (well-suited)
Inhabit (occupy)
Sobriety (seriousness)
Clemency (mercy)
Broach (introduce)
Scourge (punishment)
Connote (mean)
Affront (insult)
Hinder (block)
Flaunt (display)
Genteel (well-mannered)

Words to use instead of VERY:

Very excited (Thrilled)
Very friendly (Amiable)
Very fat (Obese)
Very weak (Frail)
Very bright (Luminous)
Very busy (Swamped)
Very powerful (Compelling)
Very scared (Petrified)
Very difficult (Arduous)
Very smart (Intelligent)

Very special (Exceptional)
Very thirsty (Parched)
Very tight (Constricting)
Very tired (Exhausted)
Very smooth (Sleek)
Very dull (Tedious)
Very poor (Destitute)
Very confused (Perplexed)
Very easy (Effortless)
Very slow (Sluggish)

Last Updated: 01/14/2022

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