Daryl Sneath is a teacher and novelist. Successful completion of the Grade 12 English course (or the equivalent) remains a requirement for every student seeking acceptance to a university program in ...

Common English Grammar Mistakes: English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, yet even fluent speakers often slip up when it comes to grammar. From confusing “its” and “it’s” to ...

Heaven above - what was he thinking? Because one comfortable win over the worst team in the Premier League doesn’t make Manchester United world beaters. Nor will the result have the rest of United’s ...

Advanced English learners frequently make recurring grammar errors that impact clarity and precision. Common issues include misuse of articles, incorrect subject-verb agreement, preposition errors, ...

TO better appreciate the value of free modifiers, particularly of the kind that works in the same league as resumptive ...

AMONG nonnative English speakers, easily the most movable and most easily misplaced modifier is the word "only." In any of its three roles as adjective, adverb, or conjunction, "only" can flit ...

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When I go through students’ papers and flag the misplaced modifiers, note the clichés or explain that a 15-sentence paragraph is less approachable than a five-sentence one, I sometimes ask myself a ...

Writing can be tricky, especially when one small error can derail the entire meaning of a sentence. Misplaced modifiers are one of many common writing errors, and ...