The ACT reported recently that college professors rank grammar as the most important skill for students entering college, while high-school teachers consider it the least important. The ACT thinks ...

I always tell my students that I'm not their language nanny. I'm an educator, and I deal with content. Ironically, however, I blue-pencil as many errors–mostly grammatical–as I can while checking ...

Use AI grammar checkers like Grammarly for instant feedback and improved writing. Consider tools like WordTune for crafting analogies and obtaining custom writing suggestions. ProWritingAid is ideal ...

Elevate your writing with these seven grammar techniques for clarity and impact. Switch to active voice for a stronger tone and avoid redundant phrases for conciseness. Careful modifier placement ...

The role of grammar instruction in the development of effective writing has long been recognised as a cornerstone of educational practice. Recent pedagogical models emphasise the integration of ...

Senior Lecturer in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra I’m going to put it out there - most teachers don’t know enough about how the English language works [aka grammar], and this ...

Call me a grammar nerd or a snob. I don’t care. I’ve been called worse. I’ve been called a “wordsmith,” a term tossed out by folks who undervalue good writing. What’s worse is that some have used it ...

Writing an article like this is just asking for trouble. My evidence lies in the vehement protestations that I face when going through solutions to an editing test or grammar quiz with on-campus ...

Dominic Wyse received funding from the Nuffield Foundation for the Grammar and Writing research. He also currently receives funding from The Helen Hamlyn Trust and The Leverhulme Trust. He has also ...

Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft has been a fixture in my English classroom for years, but it wasn’t until this summer, when I began teaching in a residential drug and alcohol rehab, ...