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Parts of Speech

What Is an Adverb?

"She ran quickly to the bus" — spot the words that tell you how, when and where

Roger Fielding 4 min read
Parts of Speech

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

Dashing off a Friday email and needing the 'better' or 'best' word — comparatives and superlatives, sorted

Roger Fielding 10 min read
Parts of Speech

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

"Gooder" and "bestest" aren't real words — learn when to use -er/-est or more/most instead

Roger Fielding 3 min read
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Good vs Well (Confusable Pairs)

"I feel good" or "I feel well"? The line between the two, once and for all

Roger Fielding 9 min read
Parts of Speech

Good vs Well (Confusable Pairs)

"You played so good!" — learn why that's fine to say but wrong to write

Roger Fielding 4 min read
Parts of Speech

Comparative & Superlative Adverbs

"Quicker" or "more quickly"? The comparative rule that trips up even careful writers

Roger Fielding 7 min read
Parts of Speech

Comparative & Superlative Adverbs

"You ran faster than me" — learn how to compare actions without getting the form wrong

Roger Fielding 4 min read
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What Are Determiners?

That missing "the" before Monday — small word, big difference in a work email

Roger Fielding 8 min read
Parts of Speech

What Are Determiners?

"Cat sat on mat" — your teacher circled it — find out what word went missing

Roger Fielding 4 min read
Parts of Speech

A, An, The — or Nothing?

A, an, the, or nothing at all — the tiny word choice that changes a whole sentence

Roger Fielding 10 min read
Parts of Speech

A, An, The — or Nothing?

You paused before writing "a" or "the" — here's how to choose every time

Roger Fielding 4 min read
Parts of Speech

Quantifiers: Some, Any, Much, Many…

Much, many, some, any: the quantifier maze, plus the less vs fewer trap

Roger Fielding 10 min read