Grammar The Verb “To Be”: If A Sentence Is Conditional… We recently looked at different forms of the verb “to be” and how to use them in a sentence. Once…
Grammar Confused About the Verb “To Be”? Here Is Some Help! “To be” is the most frequently used verb in the English language. However, it doesn’t follow a regular, predictable pattern….
Grammar Action Verbs and Non-Action Verbs Verbs are often described as “action words”. These are the words that tell us what somebody is doing. Actually, this…
Grammar, Writing Asking for Permission: Should You Use “Can” or “May”? One question that has popped up a few times on our Ask An Editor feature is whether to use “can”…
Grammar FANBOYS: A Way to Remember Coordinating Conjunctions You might not be familiar with the term “coordinating conjunctions”, but they are everywhere in English writing. A conjunction, as…
Grammar, Writing Exclamation Points!!! When Should You Use Them? Let’s start by comparing a couple of sentences. They are exactly same, except for the punctuation mark at the end….
Grammar, Writing Confused About “Accept” and “Except”? In our recent articles (which you can find here and here), we have been focusing on word pairs that many…
Grammar Confused About “Lay” and “Lie”? The difference between “lay” and “lie” has baffled native English speakers for hundreds of years. If you speak English as…
Grammar Confused About “Fewer” and “Less”? The words “fewer” and “less” are both used to indicate smaller quantities. We generally use them when we are comparing…
Grammar, Writing Pronouns and More A pronoun is a word we use in place of a noun or a noun phrase. Pronouns are easier and…
