Because an editor of one of my books inappropriately changed a "whoever" to "whomever," I take notice whenever I see "whomever" in a sentence. Quite frequently I find that it is used incorrectly ...

Like the subject, the object is usually a noun (‘the piano’) or a noun phrase, (‘the big, black piano’). Verbs that take objects describe some kind of action rather than a state of being.

Studies from as far back as 1963 have told teachers that it is useless and even harmful to teach diagramming, or for that matter any formal lessons on grammar. Students, according to the studies ...

When verbs are followed by two objects, the first object (the indirect object) is usually a person or a group of people and the second object (the direct object) is usually a thing: I peeled her ...

I don't mean to sound pedantic -- and I certainly don't have perfect grammar. But sloppy grammar is a slippery slope. Once you give up on whom, what's next? Are you going to leave the "ly"s off ...

Self-taught teacher Nevile Gwynne's grammar primer has garnered a cult following, and is about to go mainstream with a new, expanded version. Elizabeth Grice meets him. Nevile Gwynne prefers ...