Posts tagged "grammar"
People-pairs in a sentence are a grammar trap when one of the people is yourself. Then you might stumble over choosing I or me, we or us. The I/Me trap is one of the most common grammar mistakes in English.
The answer depends on the sentence.
In this blog, I explain why this grammatical point trips so many people up, and I provide an easy trick for using the right word.
Rachel answers an age-old grammar question about was and were. Old grammar rules stick in our minds like chewing gum in the hair. The rule you remember is no longer a rule (perhaps it never was) but a choice. Rachel tends to use ‘were’ out of habit, but 'was' is now more than acceptable—it’s the norm.
Hello, can you help me with a grammar question? What is the difference between: With regards to beauty, attitude is more important than appearance and A beautiful attitude is more important than a beautiful appearance.
This pair of words has been stumping people forever, and no wonder— they have rather similar meanings, and one of them (principal) has three meanings.
