Ellen Jovin is not the grammar police. She's more like a grammar guru, a gentle, nonjudgmental guide who knows English isn't etched into a linguistic stone, rigid and unchangeable. Instead, she ...

This is a fairly obscure grammar rule that you probably touched on briefly in English class or encountered on the SATs. But it’s very easy to write a sentence with a misplaced modifier, without ...

England are unlikely to win the world cup. He’s unlikely to pass his exams. Past Be likely to and be unlikely to can be used in the past. Change the verb be. We usually use a perfect form after.

Copy Editor Laken Brooks’ biggest grammar pet peeve happens when writers misuse “me” and “I.” She explains that “I” is a subject pronoun while “me” is an object pronoun.

At the screening this week, more than 450 grammar aficionados (the median age hovered in the early-AARP-membership range) came to celebrate “Rebel With a Clause,” which was directed by Ms ...

Advanced English learners frequently make recurring grammar errors that impact clarity and precision. Common issues include ...

“This all happens in milliseconds,” Nordlinger says. Tseltal speakers did it differently. The grammar of Tseltal, spoken in Chiapas, Mexico, obliges speakers to produce a verb first.