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Details you forgot about verb types
Discover the complexities of verb types. Find out details that could clear up confusion in your word usage.
Talking the Technicals
Description in order: the rules of adjectives
Find out more about this commonly forgotten grammar rule. Bring order to your adjective chaos.
Forgotten noun types and their phrases
Dig into the technical details of nouns and the different forms that could make your writing next level.
4 overused words and the better alternatives
Discover words that are overused, how to stop your repetitive sentences, and download a free resource chart.
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Interactive Quizzes
Description Chaos: an adjective game
Adjectives might look like simple descriptives, but they can also create one mess of a word puzzle. Clean up the chaos and put these adjectives back in the right order.
Semicolon vs. Colon: You connect the dots
Trying to link sentences is hard enough, but can you pick the right punctuation mark to bring everything together?
Two Lies and a Plural: a quiz on proper spelling
Sometimes creating a plural takes more than just one added letter. Show off your skill, and see if you can spell as well as you think.
Make the edits: a quiz on awkward sentences
Put your editor’s eye to the test, and take on the challenge of correcting these awkwardly written sentences.
Apostrophe Mystery Challenge
Whether it’s plurals or the dreaded plural possessive, solve the Apostrophe Mystery Challenge and clean up the sentences.
Family Grammar Face-Off
Think you’re the English nerd of your family? Prove your skills and be the Grammar champion.
To Hyphenate or Not: a quiz on connected words
Don’t let your mind play tricks on you. Find the right hyphen or dash that can fix an entire sentence.
Commonly Confused Words Challenge
One letter can make all the difference. But the question is, do you know which one fits the context?
Beyond the Mechanics
Hollow words: perfectionism and speech
When perfectionism has wrapped our tongues, the impact it has on our words is more powerful than we realize.
Historical habits: our part in generational labels
Generations come with their own experiences, and the labels have proven to be more about assumptions than anything else. But what does that look like?
Have we ignored the strength of our language?
How do we handle the evolution of our communication when everyone is busy yelling into the void?
If you might be dealing with issues on a larger scale, feel free to reach out and contact Mary.
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