## [Peck’s English Pointers](/en/pecks-english-pointers/index-eng) From: [Translation Bureau](https://www.canada.ca/en/translation-bureau.html) Use this tool to find in-depth articles on English grammar, punctuation, usage and clarity, along with practice tests. ## On this page - [Search by keyword in Peck’s English Pointers](#mots-cles) - [Scan the structure of Peck’s English Pointers](#structure) - [About Peck’s English Pointers](#a-propos) - [About the author](#auteur-author) - [Questions and comments](#questions-comments) - [Related links](#related-links) ## Search by keyword in Peck’s English Pointers Enter one or more keywords in the search box below to get a list of articles in Peck’s English Pointers that contain these words. 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Show allHide all Grammar- [Pronouns: Form is everything](/en/pecks-english-pointers/grammar-1-pronouns) - [Test yourself—Pronouns: Form is everything](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/grammar-1-pronouns-quiz) - [The how-tos of "who" and "whom"](/en/pecks-english-pointers/grammar-2-how-tos) - [Test yourself—The how-tos of "who" and "whom"](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/grammar-2-how-tos-quiz) - [Adjective/adverb aptitude](/en/pecks-english-pointers/grammar-3-adj-adv) - [Test yourself—Adjective/adverb aptitude](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/grammar-3-adj-adv-quiz) - [The elusive dangling modifier](/en/pecks-english-pointers/elusive-dangling-modifier) - [Test yourself—The elusive dangling modifier](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/grammar-4-dangling-modifier-quiz) - [Excuse me, have you misplaced your modifier?](/en/pecks-english-pointers/grammar-5-excuse-me) - [Test yourself—Excuse me, have you misplaced your modifier?](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/grammar-5-excuse-me-quiz) - [Dubious agreement](/en/pecks-english-pointers/grammar-6-dubious-agreement) - [Test yourself—Dubious agreement](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/grammar-6-dubious-agreement-quiz) - [More dubious agreement](/en/pecks-english-pointers/grammar-7-more-dubious-agreement) - [Test yourself—More dubious agreement](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/grammar-7-more-dubious-agreement-quiz) - [The grammar of numbers](/en/pecks-english-pointers/grammar-8-grammar-numbers) - [Test yourself—The grammar of numbers](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/grammar-8-grammar-numbers-quiz) - [Hypothetically speaking: The subjunctive](/en/pecks-english-pointers/grammar-9-hypothetically-speaking) - [Test yourself—Hypothetically speaking: The subjunctive](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/grammar-9-hypothetically-speaking-quiz) - [Grammar myths](/en/pecks-english-pointers/grammar-10-grammar-myths) Punctuation and mechanics- [Commas that count: Necessary commas](/en/pecks-english-pointers/punct-1-commas-that-count) - [Test yourself—Commas that count: Necessary commas](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/punct-1-commas-that-count-quiz) - [Commas that clutter: Unnecessary commas](/en/pecks-english-pointers/punct-2-commas-that-clutter) - [Test yourself—Commas that clutter: Unnecessary commas](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/punct-2-commas-that-clutter-quiz) - [Pointing the way: Colons and semicolons](/en/pecks-english-pointers/punct-3-pointing-the-way) - [Test yourself—Pointing the way: Colons and semicolons](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/punct-3-pointing-the-way-quiz) - [Hyphens and dashes—The long and the short of it](/en/pecks-english-pointers/punct-4-hyphens-dashes) - [Test yourself—Hyphens and dashes—The long and the short of it](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/punct-4-hyphens-dashes-quiz) - [Apostroph-ease](/en/pecks-english-pointers/punct-5-apostroph-ease) - [Test yourself—Apostroph-ease](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/punct-5-apostroph-ease-quiz) - [Coping with quotation marks](/en/pecks-english-pointers/punct-6-coping-quotation-marks) - [Test yourself—Coping with quotation marks](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/punct-6-coping-quotation-marks-quiz) - [Comashes and interro-what’s‽: Digressions in punctuation](/en/pecks-english-pointers/punct-7-digressions-punctuation) - [Closing in and trailing off: Further digressions in punctuation](/en/pecks-english-pointers/punct-8-further-digressions-punctuation) - [Test yourself—Closing in and trailing off: Further digressions in punctuation](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/punct-8-further-digressions-punctuation-quiz) - [Getting to the point with bullets](/en/pecks-english-pointers/punct-9-point) - [The ups and downs of capitalization](/en/pecks-english-pointers/punct-10-ups-downs-capitalization) - [Test yourself—The ups and downs of capitalization](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/punct-10-ups-downs-capitalization-quiz) - [Punctuation myths](/en/pecks-english-pointers/punct-11-punctuation-myths) Usage- ["That" and "which": Which is which?](/en/pecks-english-pointers/usage-1-that-which) - [Test yourself—"That" and "which": Which is which?](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/usage-1-that-which-quiz) - [Verbifying](/en/pecks-english-pointers/usage-2-verbifying) - [Evolving usage: Deplorable to acceptable](/en/pecks-english-pointers/usage-3-evolving-usage) - [Words on the street](/en/pecks-english-pointers/usage-4-words-street) - [Other words on the street](/en/pecks-english-pointers/usage-5-other-words-street) - [Gender-neutral writing: The pronoun problem](/en/pecks-english-pointers/usage-6-gender-neutral-writing-pronoun-problem) - [Test yourself—Gender-neutral writing: The pronoun problem](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/usage-6-gender-neutral-writing-pronoun-problem-quiz) - [Gender-neutral writing: Questions of usage](/en/pecks-english-pointers/usage-7-gender-neutral-writing-questions-usage) - [Test yourself—Gender-neutral writing: Questions of usage](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/usage-7-gender-neutral-writing-questions-usage-quiz) - [Usage myths](/en/pecks-english-pointers/usage-8-usage-myths) Clarity- [To be or not to be: Maintaining sentence unity](/en/pecks-english-pointers/clarity-1-tobe-ornot-tobe) - [Test yourself—To be or not to be: Maintaining sentence unity](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/clarity-1-tobe-ornot-tobe-quiz) - [Pronoun management 101](/en/pecks-english-pointers/clarity-2-pronoun-management) - [Test yourself—Pronoun management 101](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/clarity-2-pronoun-management-quiz) - [Parallelism: Writing with repetition and rhythm](/en/pecks-english-pointers/clarity-3-parallelism) - [Test yourself—Parallelism: Writing with repetition and rhythm](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/clarity-3-parallelism-quiz) - [Controlling emphasis: Coordination and subordination](/en/pecks-english-pointers/clarity-4-controlling-emphasis-coordination-subordination) - [Test yourself—Controlling emphasis: Coordination and subordination](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/clarity-4-controlling-emphasis-coordination-subordination-quiz) - [Some secrets of syntax](/en/pecks-english-pointers/clarity-5-some-secrets-syntax) - [More secrets of syntax](/en/pecks-english-pointers/clarity-6-more-secrets-syntax) - [Passive voice: Forever bad?](/en/pecks-english-pointers/clarity-7-passive-voice) - [Putting it plainly](/en/pecks-english-pointers/clarity-8-putting-it-plainly) - [Putting it (even more) plainly](/en/pecks-english-pointers/clarity-9-more) - [Boost your eQ (email intelligence)](/en/pecks-english-pointers/clarity-10-boost-your-eq) - [Style myths](/en/pecks-english-pointers/style-myths) Trends and questions and answers- [English then and now](/en/pecks-english-pointers/trends-1-english-then-now) - [Questions from the inbox](/en/pecks-english-pointers/trends-2-questions-inbox) - [Test yourself—Questions from the inbox](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/trends-2-questions-inbox-quiz) - [More questions from the inbox](/en/pecks-english-pointers/trends-3-more-questions-inbox) - [Test yourself—More questions from the inbox](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/trends-3-more-questions-inbox-quiz) - [New questions from the inbox](/en/pecks-english-pointers/trends-4-new-questions-inbox) - [Test yourself—New questions from the inbox](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/trends-4-new-questions-inbox-quiz) - [Further questions from the inbox](/en/pecks-english-pointers/trends-5-further-questions-inbox) - [Test yourself—Further questions from the inbox](/en/pecks-english-pointers/pep-quiz/trends-5-further-questions-inbox-quiz) ## About Peck’s English Pointers Peck’s English Pointers is a collection of articles and practice quizzes on the English language. The articles take a light-hearted but in-depth look at some of the common errors and difficulties that can pose problems for people writing in English. This tool is available in English only. ## About the author Frances Peck is a Vancouver-based editor and writer who has been educating and entertaining language buffs since 2010 with Peck’s English Pointers. In her lively articles and quizzes on the English language, she examines and explains points of grammar, punctuation, usage and clarity. ## Copyright notice for Peck’s English Pointers © His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Public Services and Procurement A tool made available online by the Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada ## Questions and comments - [Contact the Language Portal of Canada](/en/about-the-language-portal#contact-us) ## Related links - [Writing tools](/en/outils-tools/index-eng) - [Language Navigator](/en/navigateur-navigator) (for fast access to language tips) - [TERMIUM Plus®](http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&index=alt)