Grammar is indispensable for right
communication and, at the same time, you will find it confusing. There are
prepositions to consider and the wrong choice can change the meaning of a
sentence. Just take the preposition “at” as an example. This preposition is
used in conjunction with certain words and is placed to convey the right
meaning. Use it wrong and you convey the wrong message and it also makes the
wrong impression on your audience. There are dozens of similar instances where
you have to make use of the right word. You cannot interchange “who” with
“whom” since the former is a subject and the latter an object. In a hurry to
finish your office document or coursework you will often write sentences in
which the verb does not agree with the subject in gender and number. This
happens when you construct complex sentences and lose track of the original
subject and the related verb. It is easy to write in the passive voice when everyone
universally recommends that you use active voice to come across as more
positive and interactive.
These and hundreds of tiny distinctions
are beyond most of us. You could spend a lifetime studying grammar’s little
niceties and still have grammar errors showing up in your writing. There are
times when you can get away with colloquialisms but in formal writing it is best to avoid these.
How do you ensure you do not make these slips? It is not practical to
study grammar and learn all the interconnected rules. Leave it for the purists.
What you and I can do is go online, launch an online
English grammar check and simply copy-paste passages. This wonderful
website has extensive language tools library in the background allied with
artificial intelligence to come up with contextual, intuitive corrections that
are many levels above what you get in word processing software. Use it for free
and, in time, you could end up becoming a grammar expert yourself. Even if your
documents are confidential there is no need to worry since the site does not
store text. It is free and without limitations of any kind. You will not be
asked to register or submit your name or email address. As they say, some of
the best things in life are free and this one is it.
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