What Does the Prefix “Un” Mean?
What do these three words have in common: unruly, unbelievable, and untamed? If you guessed that they all describe a…
Grammar Tips
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How To Create Parallel Structure in Headings: The Match Game
If you think headings are just for soccer players and uncoordinated kids on skateboards, think again. Parallel headings not only…
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Days of the Week Capitalization Rules Explained
If you, like about 252.1 million other people, watched Wednesday on Netflix, then you’re familiar with an unconventional use of…
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The Right Way To Use Subject-Complement Agreement
In a world where using singular “they” is becoming more commonplace, subject-complement agreement can sometimes get quite confusing. It is…
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What Is the Subjunctive Mood?
If I were a morning person, I would be able to get in an exercise routine before my kids get…
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Proper Grammar Can Get You a Date
Picture it: A battlefield of love where it’s every man and woman for him/herself. Shots are fired in the form…
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What Are Sentence Adverbs?
I personally love the use of adverbs at certain times to further clarify the action of a sentence, especially when…
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Using Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
I love getting into the nitty-gritty of grammar. The picky stuff. The we-seriously-have-rules-for-that? stuff. Transitive and intransitive verbs are just…
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What Is an Action Verb?
I have a specific set of criteria when I choose to go see a movie. Most movies I enjoy need…
