Some days call for a quote instead of advice. Below you will find over 50+ quotes about strength, sorted by what you actually need right now: something short to repeat to yourself, words to send a friend who is struggling, or a prayer for a hard season. If you are supporting someone going through something … Read more
Good quotes about life do one thing well. They say in one line what takes most of us a whole paragraph to explain. Below you will find over 120 quotes about life, sorted by type, so you can find one that fits what you are feeling or what you are writing right now. Short Quotes … Read more
Here is the thing nobody tells you early enough: the SAT does not test grammar in general. It tests about a dozen rules, over and over. Once you know which twelve, the writing section stops being about instinct and becomes about recognition. Below is each rule, an example of how it appears, and the fix. … Read more
By 12th grade, the point is no longer collecting words. It is choosing them. These thirty are the ones that carry a precise judgement, which is what university-level writing is built from. 12th Grade Vocabulary Words List Word What it means Used in a sentence anachronism something in the wrong time period A clock in … Read more
Eleventh grade is where vocabulary starts doing real work. The words below are not decoration. Each one lets you say something in one word that would otherwise take a sentence, which is exactly what a strong essay needs. 11th Grade Vocabulary Words list Word What it means Used in a sentence aberration a one-off departure … Read more
10th grade vocabulary is where shades of meaning start to matter. The difference between candid and blunt, or between prudent and timid, is the difference between a fair description and an insult. These thirty words come up constantly in 10th grade texts and essays. 10th Grade Vocabulary Words List Word What it means Used in … Read more
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
“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” 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 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