Subject/Verb Disagreement No More! I cringe every time my two-year-old son brings me a toy proclaiming that “it don’t work,” not only because he has broken yet another toy but also because I have an irrational fear that he will never learn the correct subject/verb...
Sentence Modifiers: Know Their Place, and Don’t Leave Them Hanging Want to write something totally unbelievable? It’s really easy if you use dangling or misplaced modifiers. Any word or phrase can be a sentence modifier, as all it has to do is describe an object or...
Contractions Grammar 101: A Guide With Examples If you’re like me, you often feel that there aren’t enough hours in the day. There’s never any time to play video games or, you know, exercise. There’s no time to study or to get into Stanford. You, me, Jessie Spano —...
How To Write a Glossary for a Report (With Examples) Whether you’re writing a report for school or work, it is bound to include words the average reader won’t know the meaning of. Including a glossary at the end of your report ensures that everyone who reads the...
Improve Your Writing by Avoiding “Scare Quotes” The other day I saw a sign in a shop window: “Farm Fresh” “Chicken” $2.50/lb. That didn’t inspire much confidence in me! Was the chicken really farm fresh? Was it even chicken, or was it some other mysterious substance?...
How To Write a Book Report Book reports are a common school assignment. In fact, I’ve written a few during my own academic career. Writing about a novel, especially a long or complex one, can be intimidating, but if you create a plan before you crack the spine, you’ll...
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