One of the earliest and most useful grammar rules in English is that a verb should always agree with its subject in both person and number. Stated more simply, singular subjects should take verbs in ...

Here’s how it starts. Someone posts a question or makes a comment about a point of grammar and usage. A few people reply, some presenting evidence, others weighing in with their opinions. And then you ...

Something for you English teachers (and English teachers at heart) out there: Wall Street Journal columnist Sue Shellenbarger has an interesting piece on the downfall of decent grammar in the work ...

A novel about two young girls who are crazier about words than just about anything else holds a natural appeal to those of us in the ink trade. (For one thing, they would no doubt get that last ...

The laws of grammar may be arbitrary, as those who would simply dismiss them assert. But arbitrary laws are just the ones that need enforcement. Most of my fellow linguists, in fact, would say that it ...

And kicking off their shoes? Plus, when it’s OK to correct your employees’ grammar. Credit...Photo illustration by Margeaux Walter for The New York Times Supported by By Anna Holmes Send questions ...

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For the last few decades, the teaching of English grammar has been out of favor among educators at all levels. When grammar is touched upon in the college curriculum, it is usually organized around ...