Grammar Tips - Page 9
Why Grammar Matters in Your Content MarketingIf you’re trying to market your brand or sell a product, a grammatical mistake or typo can hold you back from success. Find out...February 26, 2017- Spelling Words With Double ConsonantsDouble consonants are frequently found in words that have a suffix added to them. Even though there’s only one syllable...January 20, 2017
- Indefinite Articles: A and AnIndefinite articles are used when we are referring to an unspecified thing or quantity. We use them when we don’t know (or don’t...January 9, 2017
- Geographical Use of the Definite Article, TheEnglish uses the definite article, the, in front of some geographical names but not in front of others. Geographical Use of the...January 4, 2017
- Misspell or Mispell—Which Is Correct?Misspell is the correct spelling. Mispell is a common error. The past tense of misspell is misspelled in American English....December 17, 2016
- Occurred, Occured, or Ocurred—Which Spelling Is Right?Spelling words isn’t always easy, especially when they contain double letters. In this case, the correct spelling is occurred....November 29, 2016
What Is Eye Dialect?Eye dialect uses misspellings intentionally to suggest something about the speaker. What Is Eye Dialect? When you think of...November 26, 2016- Humanity’s Best Eggcorn ExamplesWhen singers use backing tracks to sing less (or not at all) during a performance, they have to do what is called “lip...November 25, 2016
Learn Point of View in Writing: First Person, Second Person & Third PersonFirst, second, and third person are ways of describing points of view. First person is the I/we perspective. Second person is the...November 23, 2016
There Is vs. There Are: How to Choose?The choice between the phrases there is and there are at the beginning of a sentence is determined by the noun that follows it....November 21, 2016