Field Notes
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Essential Grammar Terms — Glossary
“Watch your subordinate clauses,” says the comment on your report — here's what that even means
FoundationsEssential Grammar Terms — Glossary
"Underline the subordinate clause" and your mind goes blank — every term explained plainly, at last
Foundations10 Common Grammar Myths Debunked
Someone once told you never to split an infinitive — turns out that rule was never real
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
Your reply reads back oddly, though nothing's technically wrong — here's the missing piece
FoundationsHow Sentences Work
One red word — "fragment" — under your best line, and no idea what it means
FoundationsWhat Is a Clause?
Dangling at the start of your email, that “although” — comma, rescue, or leave it be
FoundationsWhat Is a Clause?
A circled bit of your sentence, labelled "fragment" — here's what was actually missing
FoundationsWhat Is a Phrase?
“Following our conversation last Thursday” sat oddly on the page — here's what phrases are doing
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?
Halfway through a Friday rewrite, something feels clunky — the word classes behind it
FoundationsWhat Are the Parts of Speech?
A proud paragraph comes back covered in scrawl — here's what all those labels actually mean