I misspoke a bit about individuals who use "they" pronouns. The pronouns for
them would always be plural. The verb gets more complicated. If the subject
is a plural pronoun, the verb would also be plural, but if the subject is a
name, title, or phrase referencing an individual, the verb would be singular.
So you can get a mix of singular verb and plural pronoun in those cases, which
a grammar checker is not going to get right.
The moral of the story, though, is that auto-grammar correctors will not be
perfect, so don't trust them completely.
Steve McDonald
steve.mcdon...@tufts.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG> On Behalf Of charles meyer
Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 4:04 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG
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
