Parts of Speech

Compound & Collective Nouns

Editor-in-chief or editor in chief, email or e-mail — the hyphens and spaces that keep shifting underfoot

Roger Fielding 12 min read Parts of Speech

Compound & Collective Nouns

"The lion hunts in groups" isn't wrong — but there's a better word: pride

Roger Fielding 12 min read Parts of Speech

Gerunds & Verbal Nouns

Sitting down to write an email and freezing on 'the meeting starting/starts' — gerunds finally made to behave

Roger Fielding 9 min read Parts of Speech

Gerunds & Verbal Nouns

"Swimming is fun" — one word doing a verb's job and a noun's job at once

Roger Fielding 9 min read Parts of Speech

What Is a Pronoun?

Stuck between 'I' and 'me' before you even hit send — what pronouns are really doing

Roger Fielding 8 min read Parts of Speech

What Is a Pronoun?

"Underline the pronoun" freezes you — learn what pronouns are and how to find them fast

Roger Fielding 8 min read Parts of Speech

Personal Pronouns & Case (who/whom)

'Sarah and I' or 'Sarah and me'? the one quick swap test that settles it for good

Roger Fielding 9 min read Parts of Speech

Personal Pronouns & Case (who/whom)

"Me and my friends" or "my friends and I"? — the trick that gets it right

Roger Fielding 9 min read Parts of Speech

Reflexive, Intensive & Reciprocal Pronouns

Typing 'please contact myself' in a careful email — when reflexives help and when they just sound stiff

Roger Fielding 10 min read Parts of Speech

Reflexive, Intensive & Reciprocal Pronouns

"Thanks for helping myself" — learn when to use myself, yourself and each other correctly

Roger Fielding 9 min read Parts of Speech

Possessive Pronouns vs Determiners

Frozen on 'its' or 'it's' in a report to your boss — the difference, sorted for good

Roger Fielding 9 min read Parts of Speech

Possessive Pronouns vs Determiners

"That pencil case is my" — learn the word it's missing, and stop losing marks for it

Roger Fielding 9 min read