Welcome back to Grammar Time! Today we’ll be going over split infinitives. So, what is an infinitive and how do you split it? What is an infinitive? An infinitive is the basic form of a verb. It’s generally unattached to […]
At the end of the day, many of us love a good cliché. When your back is against the wall, a well chosen cliché can help you convince someone to see the light (or so you think). The secrets of […]
We often hear people talk about bad grammar, but did you know that many of these issues actually have to do with usage rather than grammar? In fact, a lot of the ideas we cover in Grammar Time posts are […]
For today’s Grammar Time, we’re going to take a look at phrasal verbs and phrasal nouns. It’s easy to mix these up when you’re writing, and it’s important to know the difference between the two and how they’re used. Phrasal […]
For grammar time today, we’re going to explain the difference between “e.g.” and “i.e.” Because they both introduce parenthetical explanations, they’re easy to mix up. e.g. The phrase “e.g.” stands for the Latin term exempli gratia, which means “for example.” […]