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Since we all seem to know this rule by instinct, it would seem to be cut and dried, but it isn’t quite. Forsyth says there are eight types of adjectives, which should be used in this order: 1.

And that’s what all the major usage guides say, too. 4. DON’T USE PASSIVE VOICE. This is another rule that has more to do with style than grammar. Sometimes you don’t know the agent of an ...

How do you avoid grammar snafus on the web? You need to learn basic capitalization rules for online writing. Keep this list of rules close just in case.

And he tells us why so many of the tut-tutting grammar “rules” that we all think we’re supposed to follow—don’t split infinitives, don’t use the passive voice, don’t end a sentence ...

7 grammar rules you really should pay attention to. Semicolons should be used rarely, if at all. And beware dangling modifiers! Newsletter sign up Newsletter (Image credit: ThinkStock/iStockphoto) ...

Grammar has been getting attention in the media lately, and for good reason. Because I am over 50 and I was raised by grammar sticklers, I am sympathetic to managers’ complaints about rampant ...