Grammar Guy wins national newspaper honor "Grammar Guy" Curtis Honeycutt was awarded second place in the print humor category in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists annual column contest.

As I relearned, the answer isn’t simple. “Or” is unique among conjunctions because the way it joins nouns has a different meaning than the way its fellow conjunction “and” joins nouns.

So we’ll make it easier: It’s perfectly OK to start a sentence with “and,” “but,” “or,” and all of those conjunctions. The Bible does it; the most persnickety writers do it; grammar authorities do it.

Test your grammar skills with this comprehensive Subject-Verb Agreement quiz designed for Class 7-9students. Covers common rules, tricky exceptions, and complex sentence structures. Includes a ...

Geoff Pullum’s heart sinks as he sees a government-ordained test of grammar that requires children to give an incorrect 18th-century answer rather than a correct 21st-century one.

Tired of my blathering? Well, you're in luck. My mailbag is in serious need of a fall purging, so here are some quick hits as short and sweet as anything you'll find in the back of the TV Guide: ...

Prepositions and Conjunctions Quiz for Class 7-9 Instructions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition or conjunction from the options provided.