Grammatical error or not?
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Grammatical error or not?
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I would not consider book as a proper noun in this situation.Miracle Kingss wrote: ↑20 Apr 2024, 06:04 “...hinted at the possibility of some more exquisite reading in book two." Should book be capitalized? Does book become a proper noun because it is used to represent the second book in a series?
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I would capitalize it to be on the safe side.
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When starting a sentence with a conjunction such as and, but, etc. Is this considered a grammatical error or the style of the author? Should it be listed under an (uncounted error?)
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It should not be listed as a grammatical error if the conjunction is capitalized.Loretta Morris 1 wrote: ↑07 May 2024, 22:14 Hi
When starting a sentence with a conjunction such as and, but, etc. Is this considered a grammatical error or the style of the author? Should it be listed under an (uncounted error?)