Browse public grammar questions, answers, and accepted solutions.
Yesterday in my English class, we practiced giving opinions during meetings. Sometimes I need to disagree with my colleagues or my manager, but I want to do it…
I'm writing an email to my colleague and I keep getting stuck on whether to use 'much', 'many', or 'a lot of.' For example, should I say, 'I don't have much ex…
I'm proofreading an email to my English speaking colleague and keep changing between different phrases to express my opinion. For example, in one sentence, I w…
I'm writing an email to my English speaking friend and got confused about using 'few', 'a few', 'little', and 'a little'. For example, should I say "I have few…
I'm trying to improve my spoken English, and I'm not sure how to agree with people in a way that sounds natural. For example, when my friend says, "This movie …
Hi everyone, I always get tripped up when deciding between 'less' and 'fewer' in everyday sentences. For example, at the grocery store, I often see signs like …
I'm helping a classmate edit her essay, but I don't want to come across as too harsh or critical. For example, I'm not sure whether to say, "This paragraph is …
I'm editing an email to a coworker, and I'm confused about when to use 'informations' or 'advices' versus just 'information' and 'advice.' For example, should …
Hi everyone, I’m working on some emails and casual messages in English and keep getting stuck on when to use 'kind of', 'sort of', or 'a bit'. For example, I w…
I'm having trouble understanding why some nouns in English are countable and others aren't. For example, I know you can say, "I have many ideas," but not "I ha…
I'm writing an email to a client and want to sound both polite and professional. In my draft, I wrote, 'Maybe we could schedule a meeting next week,' but then …
I'm editing a report and keep getting stuck whenever I have to mention uncountable nouns like 'advice' or 'information.' Sometimes I see phrases like 'a piece …
I'm having a hard time figuring out when to use 'actually', 'currently', or 'eventually' in my sentences. For example, if I want to say what I am doing now, sh…
I'm working on some homework and I keep getting confused between 'another', 'other', and 'others'. For example, should I say 'I would like another piece of cak…
I'm a native Spanish speaker and I've noticed that some English words seem familiar because they look like words in Spanish, but their meanings aren't the same…
I'm editing a worksheet for my ESL class, and I'm getting stuck on when I should use 'each' or 'every.' For example, should I write: 'Each student must bring t…
Hi everyone, I’m a Spanish speaker and sometimes I get confused by English words that look similar to Spanish but mean something different. For example, in a w…
I'm editing an email for work and got stuck on which word is correct: should I say 'I read the whole report', 'I read the entire report', or 'I read all the re…
I often find myself confused when I hear people use phrasal verbs like 'give up', 'look after', or 'run into' in conversations. For example, in my textbook it …
I'm writing an email to my friend about dinner plans, and I'm not sure if I'm using 'both', 'either', or 'neither' correctly. For example, I want to say: "Both…