USE OF NAMES IN FIRST REFERENCE

In first reference, use the first name, middle name, and family name; first name, middle initial, and family name; first initial, middle initial, and family name; or the first name and family name; not the first initial and family name:Raymond Pascua...
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CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION

A conjunction, such as as...as, so...as, if...then, either…or, both…and, neither…nor, where...there, whether…or, not only…but also, among othe...
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Initialism, Acronisms, Contractions

In precise usage, initialisms, acronyms, and contractions are forms of abbreviations, which are used to save time and space. Initialisms refer to terms based on the first letters of their various elements and read as a series of letters: ABS-CBN for...
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Coordinating Conjunction

A conjunction, such as so, which indicates an outcome; nor, which indicates a negative choice; and, which indicates equality or parallelism; or, which indicates a choice or an alternative; for, which indicates cause and effect relationship; and but and...
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Determiners and articles

‘Determiners’ are used before a noun to ‘determine’ the character of the noun – in particular, how ‘definite’ or ‘general’ a noun it is, and whether it is ‘one’ or ‘more than one’. When you use a noun, you have the choice of using it in one of three...
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