Articles for tag: Billy Goat, English Grammar, Grammar

English Grammar: Capitalization

In English grammar, it’s far more common to capitalize a word which should not be capitalized, than to fail to capitalize a word which should be capitalized. Many writers capitalize the names of certain things which they consider important or crucial to their subject, but which are not in the title, such as “Life” and ...

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3 Great Online Grammar Checkers

When you are writing important documents-whether it be web content, a newsletter, print article or a book, it is important to always double-check your grammar. There is nothing that looks more unprofessional than content with many errors. It is true, that sometimes, errors may go by unnoticed and do get published, but it is ideal ...

A Review of the Grammarly Grammar Checker System

Grammarly (http://www.grammarly.com/) is an online grammar checker and plagiarism checker that checks users’ writing for grammar errors, plagiarized text and style issues. Grammarly touts itself as being the “world’s most accurate grammar checker.” However, Grammarly’s huge assortment of grammar tools and other resources tend to perform unevenly at times. As a result, many users who ...

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Correct Grammar: Is it Its or It’s?

I have become very interested in grammar since I have started writing. It is amazing how much information our brain loses over time. I already examined the use of literally and figuratively. This article will look at another common grammar violation: the use of its and it’s. Unfortunately, I have just learned that I was ...

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How to Perform a Spelling and Grammar Check with Microsoft Word

There are two ways to perform a spelling and grammar check once Microsoft Word has identified an error by underlining it in red or green. The most easy way is to Right-Click anywhere on the identified word. A menu will appear offering suggested corrections: Simply select the appropriate suggestion from the list. This will allow ...