When you first learn the rules for English grammar in elementary school, you find there are a lot of don’ts: Don’t end a sentence with a preposition; don’t begin a sentence with because. But as you ...

Prepositions are short words that usually stand in front of nouns to show a relation to them. English learners find prepositions difficult. These 10 rules will help clear your confusions. Download ...

Now that we’re all out of English class, you might be asking yourself: do I still have to follow all of those strict grammar rules? The answer is “no.” We’re splitting infinitives, running amok with ...

If you’ve ever been cited for breaking traditional grammar rules you will rejoice at the publication of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (Cambridge University Press, 2002). Coauthor and ...

Do you remember being taught you should never start your sentences with "And" or "But"? What if I told you that your teachers were wrong and there are lots of other so-called grammar rules that we've ...

Because my no-nonsense mother habitually said “He don’t” and “She don’t,” and my moody steelworker father never opened a book after he quit school at 16, it may seem surprising that I became a ...

Don’t split an infinitive. Don’t end a sentence with a preposition. Don’t begin a sentence with “and.” Don’t use passive voice. If these rigid proscriptions have been rattling around your head since ...