The Lowdown on Active vs. Passive Voice
When you write for pleasure, you have complete autonomy over your style. Not only do you choose your own topic,…
Grammar Tips
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What Is a Group of Rhinoceroses Called?
You may have heard that a male rhino is a “bull” and a female rhino is a “cow,” but do…
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What Part of Grammar Is “Is”?
What is one of the most unassuming yet ubiquitous words in our language? I’ll give you a hint: You just…
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You’re Probably Using ‘As Well As’ Incorrectly
As one of the most frequently used conjunctions, “as well as” is also one of the most abused. Yes, you…
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What Are Superlative Adjectives?
I often hear people declaring this or that to be the “stupidest thing.” In one instance, I recall a would-be…
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What Are Indefinite Pronouns?
As their name suggests, indefinite pronouns can be an area of great uncertainty. Knowing how to work with them is…
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What Are Comparative Adjectives?
As much as my therapist might advise against it, most people cannot resist making comparisons. We say that the grass…
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Understanding the Subordinate Clause
When I was in school, I found a lot of the rules of grammar to be very abstract. I enjoyed…
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The Skinny on Quantifiers
I’d love to give you some tips about how and when to properly use quantifiers. What are quantifiers, you ask?…
