Field Notes
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What Is a Pronoun?
"Underline the pronoun" freezes you — learn what pronouns are and how to find them fast
Parts of SpeechPersonal Pronouns & Case (who/whom)
'Sarah and I' or 'Sarah and me'? the one quick swap test that settles it for good
Parts of SpeechPersonal Pronouns & Case (who/whom)
"Me and my friends" or "my friends and I"? — the trick that gets it right
Parts of SpeechReflexive, Intensive & Reciprocal Pronouns
Typing 'please contact myself' in a careful email — when reflexives help and when they just sound stiff
Parts of SpeechReflexive, Intensive & Reciprocal Pronouns
"Thanks for helping myself" — learn when to use myself, yourself and each other correctly
Parts of SpeechPossessive Pronouns vs Determiners
Frozen on 'its' or 'it's' in a report to your boss — the difference, sorted for good
Parts of SpeechPossessive Pronouns vs Determiners
"That pencil case is my" — learn the word it's missing, and stop losing marks for it
Parts of SpeechRelative Pronouns (who/whom/which/that)
Stalled on 'who' or 'whom' before forwarding an email — plus the real line between 'which' and 'that'
Parts of SpeechRelative Pronouns (who/whom/which/that)
"The dog that barked" or "who barked"? — pick the right connecting word every time
Parts of SpeechAntecedent Agreement & Singular ‘They’
A colleague flags your singular 'they' in a company email — why it's correct, and always was
Parts of SpeechAntecedent Agreement & Singular ‘They’
"Every student brought their own lunch" — see why that's correct and match pronouns with confidence
Parts of SpeechWhat Is a Verb?
Halfway through a work email, every sentence stalls without one word doing the heavy lifting — the verb