Field Notes
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Foundations of English Grammar — Complete Guide
"Check your grammar" scrawled at the bottom of your work — here's what it actually means
FoundationsWhat Is Grammar?
Your story feels perfectly clear until a red mark says otherwise — grammar is why
FoundationsWhy Does Grammar Matter?
Good ideas, red marks anyway — here's how grammar carries your meaning safely to the reader
FoundationsStandard English, Dialects & ‘Correctness’
"I ain't done it yet" works with mates but not on paper — here's the real difference
FoundationsEssential Grammar Terms — Glossary
"Underline the subordinate clause" and your mind goes blank — every term explained plainly, at last
Foundations10 Common Grammar Myths Debunked
"Never start a sentence with and" — the rule your teacher taught you that isn't even true
FoundationsHow Sentences Work
One red word — "fragment" — under your best line, and no idea what it means
FoundationsWhat Is a Clause?
A circled bit of your sentence, labelled "fragment" — here's what was actually missing
FoundationsWhat Is a Phrase?
Every word looked right, yet "phrase" got circled anyway — here's what your teacher really meant
FoundationsWhat Are the Parts of Speech?
A proud paragraph comes back covered in scrawl — here's what all those labels actually mean
FoundationsUK vs US English — An Overview
Type "colour" and your screen fights back with a red line — here's why two Englishes exist
FoundationsSubject–Verb Agreement (US)
You type your answer and something feels off — here's how to make subjects and verbs match