Verbs First: Targeting the Crucial Action
We can improve our writing by focusing on any unit of style—from choosing the just-right word to sculpting clauses, sustaining longer sentences with grace, and...
Making Verbs Agree with “Neither,” “Either,” and “Each”
Tricky “Either,” “Neither,” and “Each”? Can you spot subject-verb problems in any of the following sentences? Each of the seventeen department heads are required to...
Using Apostrophes to Make Words Possessive (Even the Tricky Ones Ending in “S”)
In another article, we address the problem that arises when people try to use an apostrophe to make words (especially names) plural. Here we are...
“I” or “Me”
Which of these sentences correctly use the first-person pronouns I and me? Harry and I will take the annual report to the meeting. The winners...
Are the Pronouns They and Them Ever Singular?
The pronouns in the following sentences are problematic: Everyone came to our office party and brought their favorite dessert. Each employee has to sign their...
