To help remember the dative prepositions, sing them to the first two lines of the Christmas carol Good King Wenceslas. Remember that King Wenceslas first set out on the ‘date’ (= dative) of the feast ...

They describe the relationship that nouns, pronouns or noun phrases have to other words in a sentence. Such as ‘on’, ‘under’, ‘beside’. ‘Space Cadet Carl lives in a space station’. ‘In’ is a ...

The Classical Quarterly has a reputation for publishing the highest quality classical scholarship for nearly 100 years. It publishes research papers and short notes in the fields of language, ...

Late last month, Merriam-Webster shared the news on Instagram that it’s OK to end a sentence with a preposition. Hats off to them, sincerely. But it is hard to convey how bizarre, to an almost comical ...

Some writers follow the old rule that says you should never end a sentence with a preposition. Others pile the prepositions on. For instance, here’s a sentence that Roger Angell credits to E. B. White ...

The English Journal is a journal of ideas for English language arts teachers in junior and senior high schools and middle schools. EJ presents information on the teaching of writing and reading, ...

An authority on the English language has set us free from the tethers of what many have long regarded as a grammatical no-no. Or has it? The answer depends on how you side with a declaration from ...