A proofreading routine that catches more than typos
Review structure, sentence meaning, factual details, and final presentation in separate passes instead of checking everything at once.
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Active and passive voice: choose for clarity
Understand who performs an action, recognize passive voice, and choose the structure that best fits your purpose.
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Grammar Tips: Most Commonly Confused Words
Is it its vs it's? You're or your and fewer or less? There, they're and their, and affected vs effected. Which do you choose? This article contains the…
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How to fix a comma splice: four clear options
Recognize two complete sentences joined by a comma and choose a period, semicolon, conjunction, or dependent clause to repair them.
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How to fix unclear pronouns
Make “it,” “this,” “they,” and other pronouns point to an unmistakable person, thing, or idea.
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How to make lists parallel and easier to read
Align the grammatical shape of list items so readers can compare ideas and understand instructions quickly.
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How to make sentences concise without losing warmth
Remove empty openings, repeated ideas, and unnecessary noun phrases while preserving useful detail and a natural tone.
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How to use apostrophes to show possessive, for contractions, s' and 's
Apostrophes can be confusing but there are only 3 ways to use them. This page will explain how to use them in an easy to understand way, and give you some…
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How to use I, me, myself and other personal pronouns
This grammar check page will help you fix your common grammar mistakes in English when using personal pronouns. You will know when to say I or me, she or…
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Its or it's? A quick test with examples
Use “it is” or “it has” to test the contraction, and use “its” when something belongs to it.
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Most common English irregular verbs and how to use them
It's easy to confuse the irregular verbs in English. Think or thought, read or read (rhymes with bed), teach and taught, fall, fell and fallen? Between…
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Most commonly confused words
Everday or every day? Two, too or to? Lay or lie? Set or sit? Suppose or supposed to? Which do you choose? This article contains some of the top ten most…
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Semicolon or colon? How to choose the right mark
Learn when to connect complete thoughts with a semicolon and when to introduce an explanation, example, or list with a colon.
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Their, there, or they're? Choose by meaning
Tell apart possession, place or existence, and “they are” with practical examples and a short editing test.
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When to use a hyphen in a compound modifier
Use hyphens to show which words work together before a noun, and avoid adding them where the connection is already clear.
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