Re: Grammar Checker - sites

From: Bigwood, David <dbigwood_at_nyob> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2022 20:40:32 +0000 To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG

There is Grammerly.com. It found your sample as correct. It can catch many mistakes. 

LiberOffice, the free alternative to Word, also has a grammar checker.

Regards,
David Bigwood
dbigwood_at_lpi.usra.edu
Regional Planetary Image Facility/Library
Lunar and Planetary Institute
https://repository.hou.usra.edu/

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Word has a reasonably good built-in grammar checker.  There is always the Chicago Manual of Style, but that requires some research.  I'm sure there are grammar checkers that can auto-correct sentences, but I don't happen to know any.  Hopefully someone else does.

For the specific example, no, that is not the correct match.  Community is a singular noun; the plural is communities.  So both the verb and the possessive pronoun should be singular.  Thus, "The community is invited to share its thoughts."

If instead you used "members of the community," the subject would be the plural "members" and the verb and possessive pronoun would be plural, "Members of the community are invited to share their thoughts."

When the subject is an individual who uses "they" pronouns (or a royal in the royal "We" mode), the verb and possessive pronoun would be plural form.  A grammar checker isn't going to get that right.

                                        Steve McDonald
                                        Steve.mcdonald_at_tufts.edu

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From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG> On Behalf Of charles meyer
Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 4:04 PM
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] Grammar Checker - sites

Hi my esteemed listmates,

I was wondering which sites others use to check for grammar?

Grammar Girl and Grammar.com don't seem to allow you to type in a phrase to check on its grammar.

Ex. The community is invited to share their thoughts...

Is that the correct matching of singular/plural nouns with pronouns?

Thank you?

Charles.

Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL