Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: If you’re an object in a sentence, use ‘me’

See anything wrong with that sentence? Most people probably don’t, but there is a problem with it and, for me, the problem is eye-opening. Here’s the issue: If you want to be as proper and correct as ...
Times Union

A Word Please: Subject-object match can be messy

A recent headline from the Los Angeles Times, "Teens Plotting Attacks Tend to Tip Their Hand," highlights a particularly difficult grammar problem. Do plural teens really share a singular hand? No.
unr.edu

Types of sentences

An independent clause is basically a complete sentence; it can stand on its own and make sense. An independent clause consists of a subject (e.g. “the dog”) and a verb (e.g. “barked”) creating a ...
JSTOR Daily

When the Subject is the Object: Islamic Advice Literature Modes and the Treatment of Slavery in "The Qābūs Nāmih" and "The Nasirean Ethics"

This paper investigates the difference of perspective which informs The Qābūs Nāmih's and The Nasirean Ethics' respective treatments of the topic of slavery. While in various parts of their ...