by Kaelyn Barron
You were probably taught back in grade school that run-on sentences are grammatically incorrect and should be avoided like the plague. While there are a number of ways to fix run-ons, adding commas will only work in certain situations. To avoid creating a comma...
by Kaelyn Barron
The passive voice is often villainized by editors and identified by grammar software as a bad writing habit that should be avoided. While it’s true that the active voice can make your writing stronger and more direct, the passive voice isn’t necessarily a grammatical...
by Kaelyn Barron |
The way your words are interpreted can be significantly influenced by your syntax, or the way your words are arranged in a sentence. Along with diction, syntax can help establish a tone and rhythm in your writing to highlight certain themes or ideas. What is Syntax?...
by Melissa Drumm |
Personal pronouns are the set of English pronouns that refer to people: I, you, he, his, she, hers, we, us, they, them, etc. Personal pronouns are very useful, as they eliminate the awkwardness of having to repeat the name of the subject or object of a sentence over...
by Joana Regulacion |
Writing is an art. But if you’re not using proper grammar, then it doesn’t matter how beautiful your ideas are—they won’t be understood by your audience. We know that English grammar can be confusing. Whether you’re a native speaker or are just...
by Tom Corson-Knowles
Pronouns help us avoid the cumbersome repetition of words. They stand in for nouns that we’ve introduced. Imagine if we didn’t have the pronouns “you” and “me.” Instead of asking your friend Tom if he wants to go to the movies with...
