Mastering English grammar is crucial for clear communication. Common errors among new speakers often follow predictable ...

"Shall we begin?" sounds formal and old-fashioned to many ears today, while "Should we start?" feels natural and contemporary. Yet both expressions serve similar functions, highlighting one of English ...

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A condition that depends on linguistic structure is a rule. A system of these rules is a grammar. This is what linguists mean when they talk about the grammar of a dialect.

When you first learn the rules for English grammar in elementary school, you find there are a lot of don’ts: Don’t end a sentence with a preposition; don’t begin a sentence with because.But ...

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The traditional grammar rule states when a pronoun follows a linking verb, such as is, it should be in the subject case. That means it is correct to say, ‘It is I,’ and ‘It was he who ...

English usage, including grammar, spelling, and punctuation conventions, is full of contradictions, exceptions, and rules that we probably know implicitly but have probably never really thought about.

In “Rebel With a Clause,” Ellen Jovin offers this example to show how, even when grammar rules are applied rigorously, we can still run into trouble. Besides, even the rules are merely ...

When I’m writing, I make my own rules. The words and the punctuation marks do what I tell them to, and I don’t need The Man imposing limitations on me. I’ll use punctuation marks you’ve ...