Getting Smarter through Language
Enrichment lessons in grammar and style cover various topics in grammar and style, as well as academic and professional writing.
Grammar lessons
Style lessons
Grammar Series
Legend: practice video audio
Should you say “I’m well” or “I’m good?” (adjectives and adverbs)
Linking verbs followed by adjectives
Troublesome uses of adjectives and adverbs
The complex subject, the simple subject, and subject-verb agreement
Subject-verb agreement with fractions and percentages
“There is” or “there are?” Confusing even for native speakers
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Wordy “due to the fact” and “the reason why” (how to avoid them)
Literally and figuratively: Formal and informal uses
Split infinitives: How to avoid them and when to not worry about them.
Should you avoid using the first person in academic writing? (If so, how?)
