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, 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 Possessives: Where to put the apostrophe and the S We use possessives when we want to show that something belongs to a person, or when people are somehow connected…
Grammar, Writing Ask an Editor: A New TextRanch Feature! At TextRanch, we understand that sometimes you have questions about words, phrases, and the principles of English grammar. Maybe you…
Grammar, Writing Understanding “Since” “Since” is an incredibly versatile and useful word. Depending on the sentence, “since” might be used as an adverb, a…
Editing, Proofreading, Writing Proofreading vs. Editing: What’s the Difference? Tam has written an essay for a political science course that she is taking at her local community college. This…
Grammar, Writing Confused About “In” and “On”? Sometimes prepositions and other little words are the ones that are most confusing. This is especially true if English is…
