Signing Your Holiday Greeting Cards: Plural—But Not Possessive—Names
Of the seven examples below, which ones are correct if the writer is sending greetings from the entire family? Happy holidays from the Smith’s Happy...
Making Verbs Agree with Relative Pronouns Who, Which, and That
Several of our other posts open with a brief quiz that we preface with the question “Which of the following sentences are problematic?” On more...
Possessives: Joint or Separate Ownership
Recently a subscriber wrote to ask which of these two constructions is correct: The administrative assistant completed John’s and Rob’s report. The administrative assistant completed...
The Subjunctive Mood
Examine the verbs in each of the following sentences: If Harrison were chosen to be the next chief executive officer of the corporation, several controversial...
Ending Sentences with Prepositions
One of our subscribers wrote to ask about ending sentences with prepositions. She offered several examples of what she considered incorrect usage: Where is my...
