When a verb is the subject of a sentence, it needs to be in the -ing form. Often, the subject is the first word in a sentence ...

In one of the busiest subway stations in New York—amidst the bell ringers, toy salesmen, and those espousing religious beliefs—sits a woman wearing a leopard print coat and a smile, hoping to get the ...

From comma crises to capitalization conundrums, Ellen Jovin has the answers, and she wants to help. Jovin brought her traveling, pop-up Grammar Table to Charleston on Thursday morning to answer ...

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Ellen Jovin travels the U.S. with her pop-up “Grammar Table” answering English questions. Her road trip documentary, “Rebel with a Clause,” screens in select theaters this week.

There are two ways to speak in English, two voices: doing and done to. In the doing voice, the top (subject) of the sentence does something. In the done to voice, the top has something done to it. For ...

Ellen Jovin travels the U.S. with her pop-up “Grammar Table” answering English questions. Her road trip documentary, “Rebel with a Clause,” screens in select theaters this week. Trump's former AG ...