English Grammar Tips for Science Authors

Are you looking for some grammar tips to help you recognize errors to avoid in your writing?

Perhaps you are learning English and you want to know more about English grammar and usage.

Knowledge of grammar is one of the keys to writing clearly and credibly.

Whether you are refreshing your memory or learning a grammar rule for the first time, the tips below will help you avoid common grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage errors. These errors are among those that I look for when editing a document at any level.

Browse through the list to find the tips that interest you. New information will be added regularly, but please let me know if you would like to learn about a topic that is not shown.

If you need help with formatting of references to complete your science or medical manuscript, you will find useful information on the Style Guides pages.

Articles on writing style are located on the recently added Writing Tips pages. For editing and proofreading tips, please visit Editing Tips, where you can also download a free PDF of common proofreading marks.

Grammar

Pronouns

Sentence structure

Punctuation

Spelling

Word Usage

Misused words/phrases

Troublesome twos

Do you have a question on grammar, usage, or style? Simply contact me online and I'll be happy to help.

For information on science or medical editing services, please visit Science Editing Services.