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Grammarly Blog: Unnecessary Comma in a Complex Sentence
Rules and examples for using commas when writing a complex sentence.
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Grammarly Blog: Adjective and Verb Placement
This page focuses on the relationships between adjectives and verbs including predicate adjectives, linking verbs, and participles --verbs used as adjectives such as the smiling baby.
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Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: Periods and Events (Not Century Numbers)
This page explains that historical periods and events are capitalized as proper nouns, but centuries are not. Examples are provided.
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Grammarly Blog: Present Perfect Tense
An explanation with examples of present perfect verb tense in sentences.
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Grammarly Blog: Pronoun Reference
An explanation with examples of pronouns and how they are used in sentences.
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Grammarly Blog: Prepositions of Direction
An explanation with examples of prepositions that describe direction.
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Grammarly Blog: Spelling Plurals With S or Es or Other Plurals
Spelling rules and examples for adding -s or -es to make the plural form of a word.
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Grammarly Blog: Semicolon With Conjunctions
Rules and examples for using semicolons with conjunctions in a compound sentence.
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Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: The First Word in a Direct Quote Sentence
This page explains the rules for capitalizing direct quotes; if the quote is a sentence, capitalize it. If the quote is not a complete sentence, capitalize only what was capitalized in the original direct quote.
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Grammarly Blog: Parallelism
A list of ten situations where writing should be parallel. Each contains a link to additional information.
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Grammarly Blog: What Are Modifiers? How to Use Them Correctly
This page focuses on modifiers including what modifiers are -- adjectives, adverbs, and descriptive phrases and clauses; misplaced modifiers and how to correct them; and limiting modifiers and how to use them. Examples are provided.
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Grammarly Blog: Blog: Adverbs: What Do Adverbs Modify?
This blog focuses on adverbs, including what they modify, how to find them in sentences, degrees of adverbs, and examples of each.
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Grammarly Blog: Intensive Pronouns
An explanation with examples of intensive pronouns and how they are used in sentences, as well as how they differ from reflexive pronouns.
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Grammarly Blog: Conjunctions
This page focuses on conjunctions including what conjunctions are; the types of conjunctions: Coordinating, Correlative, and Subordinating; how to start sentences with conjunctions, examples of each of the above, and lists for each type...
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Grammarly Handbook: Logic in Argumentative Writing
An explanation and examples of several different types of logic that can be used in argumentative writing.
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Grammarly Handbook: Supporting Points and Proof
An explanation of supporting details and tips on writing them.
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Grammarly Handbook: Reciprocal Pronouns
An explanation with examples of reciprocal pronouns and how they are used in sentences.
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Grammarly Blog: 10 Perfect Pieces of Advice on How to Edit Your Writing
A list of 10 ways to edit your writing.
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Grammarly Handbook: Mechanics
An explanation of the importance of mechanics and links to additional information on specific focus areas.
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Grammarly Blog: How to Use "Alike" and "Same" Correctly
An explanation with examples of using the words "alike" and "same" correctly in sentences.
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Grammarly Handbook: Cliches
This page focuse on cliches and explains why they should not be used in formal writing; it provides examples of other words to get the point across more clearly.
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Grammarly Blog: Grammar Rules
This is a grammar handbook with links to grammar rules for the parts of speech, punctuation marks, mechanics, sentence style and clarity, composition, academic writing, organization and development, revising and editing, and research and...