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Adverbs 'Nicole ate her chips slowly'. Use adverbs to say more about verbs.		Making sentences Practise making simple sentences and learn about what a sentence is.

Apostrophes Save your friend from a nasty accident by putting the apostrophes in the right place. E.g. Mary's bike isn't in the shed.		Putting sentences together 'I like to read while I am eating.' Learn to write more interesting sentences by joining sentences together.

Personal pronouns Is it 'they' or 'them' or 'I' or 'me'? Learn to write better sentences with personal pronouns.		Getting the right tense 'I walk, I walked, I will walk.' Talk about yesterday, today and tomorrow by working out which tense to use where.

Verb-subject agreement 'She like chocolate' or 'she likes chocolate'? Make sure you get the right verb form.		Double negatives 'I don't want no new job.' Make sure you don't confuse people by putting too many negatives in your sentences.

Describing people, places and things When you're looking for love, or trying to sell your car you'll need adjectives. Are you tall and strong and beautiful?		Instructions Advice on writing and following instructions. Is it 'Destination Impossible'? Can you find your way around the map?

Using commas Improve your punctuation with the Skillswise guide to commas.