Cleft Sentences; or, How to Foreground Frightening Felines
Learn about the construction and use of cleft sentences Read More
Learn about the construction and use of cleft sentences Read More
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This post will help you put your adverbs exactly where they belong. Read More
Use the adjective fewer to describe countable items; otherwise, use the adjective less. And here’s a tip: in general, if the noun is plural, use… Read More
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An MLA editor addresses five common grammar questions Read More
Yes, generally. An infinitive is the to form of a verb: to go, to be. Writers are often taught to avoid splitting infinitives—that is, to avoid placing a… Read More
Collective nouns, like team, family, class, group, and host, take a singular verb when the entity acts together and a plural verb when the individuals… Read More
Use the pronoun who to refer to the subject of a verb and the pronoun whom to refer to a verb’s object or to the object of… Read More