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The place to look things up — the young glossary that explains every grammar word in plain English, and the quick-reference charts, all in one place.

Young LearnersUK & US

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Your young-learner reference

Start here Where to Look Things Up 2 min read Your quick-lookup corner — the glossary and the charts, for when you just need the answer fast

Essential Grammar Terms — Glossary 4 min read "Underline the subordinate clause" and your mind goes blank — every term explained plainly, at last
Agreement Quick Rules 2 min read Is it "the team is" or "the team are"? The quick agreement reminders, each pointing to where it's explained.
Capitalisation Quick Guide 2 min read Capital or lowercase? The quick rules for names, titles and sentence starts — for when you're second-guessing.
Common Confusions & Confusable Words 2 min read The lookalike words that keep swapping places — affect/effect, its/it's, fewer/less — sorted at a glance.
Common Error Patterns & Quick Fixes 3 min read The same handful of slips turn up again and again — here's the pattern, and the quick fix for each.
Editing & Proofreading Checklists 3 min read Three quick passes for the final check — tick as you go, and follow the link if a line draws a blank.
Numbers, Dates & Times Quick Rules 2 min read Is it 5/3 or 3/5? 9.30 or 9:30? The quick rules for writing numbers, dates and times, side by side.
Phrasal Verbs Quick Table 2 min read "Look up", "give in", "run out" — the most useful phrasal verbs, grouped by their little word.
Punctuation Rules at a Glance 2 min read Every mark, what it's for, and one clear example — for when you need to check a full stop or comma and move on.
Serial Comma, Title Case & -ise/-ize Across the Guides 2 min read Three little flashpoints — the Oxford comma, title case, and -ise vs -ize — sorted at a glance.
Spelling Systems Cheat-Sheet 2 min read When a word looks "wrong", it's usually just the other side of the Atlantic — spot the pattern in seconds.
The Comprehensive Diagnostic Quiz 3 min read Not a test, and nobody's scoring — a quick sweep across the whole library to spot what's worth a closer look.
The Graded Practice Sets Bank 6 min read A clean set of drills to throw at yourself — graded easy to hard — with a quick answer key to mark against.
UK-US Differences: The Master Table 2 min read 📖 Prefer the grown-up version? Read the adult edition → British and American English are the same language wearing slightly different clothes. Most
UK-US Vocabulary Snapshot Tables 2 min read Pavement or sidewalk? Trousers or pants? The everyday word swaps between British and American English, in quick tables.
Verb Tense & Aspect Chart 2 min read All twelve tenses on one grid — three times, four aspects — for when a verb form won't come to mind.