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How do I use grammar check?
How do I use grammar check?
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Written by Support Team
Updated over a week ago

Academic Writer's grammar and spell check tool is turned on by default. You can use the icon with the ABC and check mark to turn it off or on.

The grammar check tool looks for:

  • subject-verb agreement

  • split infinitives

  • mood (indicative versus subjunctive)

  • pronouns as subjects and objects (who versus whom)

  • readability issues

To view the grammar or spelling suggestion, hover your cursor over the underlined text to select an option or ignore the suggestion. To stop checking for a specific issue or spelling in the entire paper, select "Disable Rule."

Spell check will flag UK variations of words but you can choose to ignore the suggestion if you'd like to retain that version:

As an author, you'll still want to review your paper for things like run-on sentences, sentence fragments, paragraph length, and punctuation.

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