Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
for grammar questions, but only if you're not certain what other tag to use. If possible, tag as tense, verb, articles, prepositions, or some other more specific tag or tags instead.
10797 questions
for questions which a dictionary cannot answer about the meaning or correctness of a word in a sentence. Give as much context as possible.
9808 questions
for questions which a dictionary cannot answer about what a word means. If the question is about the meaning of a word that can't be understood outside its phrase or sentence, the "meaning…
9645 questions
for questions about the meaning of a word or a phrase in a specific context, which a dictionary cannot answer. Please give as much context as possible.
8419 questions
for questions which a dictionary cannot answer about the several possibilities available for a particular meaning, and which one of them would be the most appropriate.
6568 questions
A preposition is a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.
5392 questions
used for questions about the proper construction of sentences.
5163 questions
for questions seeking a word that fits a meaning.
Please demonstrate why you expect the word to exist in English. For example you could tell us a word that means the same in another la…
4342 questions
for questions about the meaning and/or usage of a particular phrase, which a dictionary cannot answer.
4262 questions
For questions which a dictionary cannot answer about the meaning of a single word. It is best to include details about where you found the word, and any definitions that you have found that don't make…
4113 questions
for questions about meanings of whole sentences rather than phrases.
3495 questions
for questions about the difference in meaning between certain words, phrases, or sentences.
3262 questions
for questions about how to use a particular phrase. If your question is a request for a phrase to use, you should use the "phrase-request" tag.
3082 questions
for questions about tense, or location in time by grammatical forms and constructions rather than by semantics.
2685 questions
An Article is used before a noun to indicate if the noun is something particular (the) or a member of a class (a/an).
2588 questions
Grammaticality refers to whether something obeys the rules of English grammar.
2586 questions
A verb is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.
2452 questions
for questions seeking a phrase that fits a meaning. If you are looking for a word, or don't care, see the "word-request" tag too.
2251 questions
for questions which a dictionary cannot answer about set phrases with unusual meanings that can't be properly understood just from the separate words in them.
1811 questions
for questions about the usage of the past tense in English.
1781 questions
A complete sentence contains at least a subject and a verb, with all of the words being used in the sentence arranged in such a way that they express a complete thought.
1624 questions
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. In English the adjective usually (but not always) precedes the noun it describes.
1601 questions
For questions about how certain words, phrases or grammatical aspects are typically used.
1564 questions
for questions about a body of words. It should not be used to inquire about the definition of a specific word.
1552 questions
for questions which a dictionary cannot answer asking the meaning of a particular expression.
1533 questions
Modal auxiliary verbs are a special type of auxiliary verb, used mainly to express ability, likelihood, permission, and obligation. These include 'will', 'would', 'can', 'could', 'shall', 'should', '…
1511 questions
for questions specifically related to the English language as spoken and written in the USA. If you are interested in a difference between American English and British English, please use …
1472 questions
For questions about use of the present perfect, a verb construction which implies a present state arising out of a past eventuality.
1469 questions
An adverb is a word that modifies an adjective, adverb, phrase, or sentence, expressing some relation of manner, or quality.
1418 questions
A phrase is a group of words that make a unit of syntax with a single grammatical function.
1350 questions
For questions about "The", the only definite article used in English.
1259 questions
A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase.
1125 questions
For questions about the difference between singular and plural forms of a word; when they should be used, or the difference between them.
1114 questions
for questions about the correct order of words in a phrase or a sentence, or how changing the order affects the meaning.
1074 questions
for inquiries about the grammar and phrasing of questions. (If your question is about anything else, do not use this tag.)
1070 questions
is for questions about whether or not a particular phrase or sentence is a usual or common way that fluent English speakers might express something.
1064 questions