Author: Teacher

Many writers feel confused about when to spell numbers out versus simply using numerals. Numbers are used rarely or never in many subjects that writers cover. Luckily, a few basic rules sum up most situations that tend to challenge writers Read More …

Capitalization challenges writers for a few reasons. First, some words are capitalized in one situation but not in another! Also, different languages follow different capitalization rules; for example, days and months are capitalized in English, but they are not capitalized Read More …

It’s a little surprising that the shortest words are grammatically sometimes the most challenging ones. A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. A noun that is replaced by a pronoun is called the antecedent. A pronoun takes the Read More …

When determining subject and verb agreement, it is often tempting choose the verb form that “feels” right. Unfortunately, in grammar, like many things in life, what initially “feels” right is often wrong! So, what do we mean by subject and Read More …