English Trick of the Day: Has vs Have: Stop Making This Common Mistake!

Learn when to use 'has' vs 'have' with easy rules, examples, tables, and practice questions. A complete grammar guide for ...
Nature

Variation and Change in English Grammar

English grammar is in a state of continual evolution, manifesting a dynamic interplay between historical conventions and emerging usage. This evolution is evidenced by shifts in syntactic structures, ...
The Conversation

Grammar still matters – but teachers are struggling to teach it

Willem Hollmann is affiliated with the Committee for Linguistics in Education (CLiE) and with the Education Committee of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain (LAGB). Do you know what a suffix ...
The Conversation

Five things people think they know about English grammar that make absolutely no sense

Michelle Sheehan has in the past received funding from the British Academy and Language Acts and Worldmaking (OWRI). People get corrected on their language all the time. With written language, this is ...