In school we were taught never to write sentences containing dangling participles. Example: Crossing the street a tree was seen. Lo and behold, in his recent “Here’s a new twist on old standby: I’ll ...

Sharpen your pencils and dust off those old notebooks – it’s time to head back to English class! From tricky grammar rules you haven’t thought about in years to the classic novels that filled your ...

Q: The word "proven" seems to have disappeared completely. Every book, magazine article or newspaper report I read says "has ...

To talk about something you did in the past, you're going to need the perfect ‎‎ tense. The perfect tense is made up of two parts. The first part is often the verb avoir ‎- ‎to have and the second ...

I found the article “Seeing with sound” by Daniel Kish (11 April, p 31) inspiring. Thank you for including it in New Scientist. I was, however, struck by the sentence “What is it like to ‘see’ the ...

Active to Passive Voice Rules & Examples: Understanding active and passive voice is a key step in mastering English grammar, especially for students aiming to improve their writing and communication ...