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Hyphen rules are complicated. But a few simple guidelines will get you through most situations. Here's what you need to know.
The post Hyphenation first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
Brad walked to the library, the post office and drove to the park. Faulty parallels are a very common problem. In the example above, we're erroneously suggesting "Brad walked to drove to the park." Here's how to prevent and fix this parallels gone wrong.
The post Faulty Parallels first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
When you say on the phone "This is she," you're actually employing a very sophisticated grammar concept: the predicate nominative. Here's what you need to know.
The post This Is She or This Is Her? first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
How do you know if "majority" takes a singular verb like "is" or a plural verb like "are"?
The post A Majority Is or a Majority Are? first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
In American English, a period or comma always comes before a closing quotation mark, like "this." That's true regardless of what the quotation marks contain — quoted speech, a noted word, a movie title. But not all punctuation marks have the same relationship with quotation marks. Here's the full story.
The post Where Do You Put Quotation Marks Relative to Other Punctuation? first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
Can you share something between three friends? Or Is "between" only for groups of two, with "among" the required term for three or more? Some people will tell you it's the latter. But it's not quite that simple. Here's what you need to know.
The post Among or Between? first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
Knowing the difference between compliment and complement is the mark of a professional — a must-know for anyone concerned about looking their best in print. Here's how to keep them straight.
The post Compliment and Complement first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
All it takes to keep these homophones straight is a quick overview of the difference. Here it is.
The post Palette, pallet, palate first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
Reaching into her purse, Mary pulled out her phone … Participial phrases like "reaching into her purse" are an indispensable part of the English language. But they're also common culprits in bad prose — inserting unnecessary or obvious information or linking ideas in ways that don't quite make sense. Here's how to make sure […]
The post Why You Shouldn't Use Participial Phrases as a Crutch first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
Do you bring a friend to the movies or do you take a friend to the movies? The answer isn't always clear.
The post Bring and Take first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
Do good things come to he who waits? Or do good things come to him who waits? When a pronoun has a relationship with two different clauses, it can be hard to know whether it's a subject or an object. Here's what you need to know.
The post Good Things Come to He or Him Who Waits? first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
Most nouns form their plural by adding s or, in some cases, es. But lots of words, especially words adapted from foreign languages, don't follow that pattern. Some of them give you a choice. For example, indexes and indices are both correct in English. But how do you know where to find answers? Here's […]
The post Indexes or Indices? How to Make Plurals of Irregular Nouns first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
If you think peruse means to casually skim or browse, you're not wrong. But you don't have the full picture. The main definition is practically the opposite of that: to study carefully and closely. Here's the full story.
The post How to Peruse Intensely first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
With some nouns, it's hard to decide whether you need a plural verb or a singular verb. Here's how to handle plural-seeming, singular-seeming nouns like "variety."
The post A Variety Is or a Variety Are? first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
Paris is a place that attracts many tourists ... The main clause of any sentence is valuable real estate. Don't waste it on empty statements when you can use it for real information instead: Paris attracts many tourists. Here's how to spot and eradicate empty clauses in your writing.
The post Paris Is a Place ... Clauses That State the Obvious first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
For ... sake expressions are usually considered possessive. But some style guides have a problem with lining up too many s's in a row, as in for goodness's sake. In those cases, drop the possessive s. Here's everything you need to know.
The post For Goodness's Sake? Where to Put the Apostrophe in 'For ... Sake' Expressions first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
Want to use "myself" and other reflexive pronouns in a way that even sticklers can't criticize? Avoid any usage where "myself" could be replaced with "me." So: Not great: He spoke with John and myself. Good: He spoke with John and me. Here's the whole story.
The post Myself, Yourself, Himself — Reflexive Pronouns first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
Semicolons are less useful than some people think. In fact, you may be able to avoid them entirely. But either way, it's good to know how they work.
The post How to Use—or Better Yet, Not Use—Semicolons first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
Did you know that some people consider "try and" an error, as in "Try and guess who's coming for dinner." They're not right, exactly, but there's a logic underlying their objection. Here's what you need to know.
The post 'Try To' vs. 'Try And' first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.
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