Three little words

Is "as well as" just a fancy way of saying "and"? In this week's grammar blog, find out why these three words are more complicated than they seem.

Writing tipsIndia LopezApril 18, 2016Grammar, By India, As well asComment

Omission accomplished

Do you know how to use apostrophes correctly? Take our refresher course this week, and find out which way apostrophes should face. (Hint: It's not what your computer thinks.)

Writing tipsIndia LopezApril 11, 2016Punctuation, Apostrophes, By India, Grammar Comment

Would that it were so simple

Was or were? In this week's grammar post, we discuss the difference between the past subjunctive and the past indicative.

Writing tipsIndia LopezApril 4, 2016Grammar, Parts of speech, Subjunctive mood, By IndiaComment

Comma police, arrest this girl

Comma splices are a common grammar mistake. This week, we learn how to avoid them, and discuss main clauses, subordinate clauses, compound sentences and run-on sentences along the way.

Writing tipsIndia LopezMarch 28, 2016By India, Grammar, Punctuation, Commas, Comma splices, Parts of speechComment

Gotta dash!

What's the difference between a hyphen, an en dash and an em dash? Find out in this week's grammar blog.

Writing tipsIndia LopezMarch 21, 2016Hyphens, Dashes, Punctuation, Grammar, By India, En dashes, Em dashesComment

Please allow me to introduce “myself”

Me or myself? In this week's grammar blog, we talk about reflexive pronouns and when to use them.

Writing tipsIndia LopezMarch 9, 2016By India, Pronouns, Reflexive pronouns, Grammar, Parts of speech, Myself, Me or myself?Comment