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…
Communication, Email Writing, Grammar, Writing Incomplete Sentences, Incomplete Thoughts A sentence can still be incomplete, even if it has a subject and a verb. In two of our previous…
