Rizwan Aslam

I write and review the grammar, vocabulary and writing lessons on this site, and I build the checker that runs on the homepage: the rule set, the dictionary matching, and the explanations attached to every correction. The reason the site exists is simple. Tools that underline a word and offer a replacement fix today's sentence and teach you nothing, so the same mistake comes back next week. Every correction here carries the reason and, where one exists, a test you can run in your head.

30 vocabulary words for 9th grade

August 30, 2026 by Rizwan Aslam

30 9th Grade Vocabulary Words With Simple Meanings

Ninth grade is the year vocabulary stops being about long words and starts being about precise words. Texts get harder, essays get longer, and teachers start marking you down for saying “good” three times in a paragraph. Below are thirty words that turn up again and again in 9th grade reading and writing. Each one … Read more

Writting or writing? It is writing, with one t

August 29, 2026 by Rizwan Aslam

Writting or Writing? One T, and Here Is Why

“Writing” is correct. “Writting” with two t’s is not an English word. Same for the person: it is a writer, not a “writter”. Why people double the t English does double the final consonant before -ing in a lot of words, so the instinct is not silly. Look at these: So why not write → … Read more

Grammar or grammer? One is a word and one is not

August 28, 2026 by Rizwan Aslam

Grammar or Grammer? Only One Is a Real Word

“Grammar” is the correct spelling. “Grammer” is not a word in English. If you are writing quickly and stop to wonder which one it is, the answer is always grammar, with an a in the second syllable. That is the whole answer. But the reason people get it wrong is genuinely interesting, and once you … Read more

Is vs Are: How to Know Which One to Use

August 24, 2026 by Rizwan Aslam

Is goes with one person or thing. Are goes with more than one, and with the word “you.” That one rule solves almost every mix-up between these two words. Below you will see the rule broken down, plus real examples for the tricky cases that trip people up. The Simple Rule English verbs change based on the subject. … Read more