English: two common sentence faults
Tutoring English, you deal with these issues constantly. In this post, the English tutor sheds light …
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English: Active vs Passive
With another school year upon us, we resume tutoring math, sciences, English, etc. Tonight: a post …
English: What is a homonym?
As an English tutor, I’ll share a definition I learned in elementary school. I had no …
English: Punctuation with Quotation Marks
As term-end essays soon come due, your English tutor mentions a couple of finer details…. When …
English: Using conjunctive adverbs
When you tutor English, conjunctive adverbs come up – especially around due dates for important English …
English: Using they or their with a singular pronoun?
She-or-he and her-or-his are clumsy constructions. Can you escape them? The English tutor has looked it …
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Punctuation: Everyday use of the Colon
When you tutor English, punctuation is a constant concern. Appropriate use of the colon can add …
Literary Terms: What is a Foil?
Tutoring English at the college level, you might be asked to explain the term foil. There …
English: Your old friends who and whom
Tutoring English, you’re bound to be asked when to use who vs when to use whom. …
Vocabulary: some “-ibles”
When you tutor English, you still need to discuss spelling – believe it or not. When …