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If you just need a one-off check you can use the text-entry on https://languagetool.org/ without signing up for an account. It also has browser extensions to enable it in web apps. I use a VS Codium extension based on them, and as far as picking up basic tense/conjugation errors, I'd rate it on par with the default MS Word offering. But, yeah, I would assume it struggles with the singular they. Andrew On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 8:40 PM Bigwood, David <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > [log in to unmask] > Regional Planetary Image Facility/Library > Lunar and Planetary Institute > https://repository.hou.usra.edu/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of McDonald, > Stephen > Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 3:27 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Grammar Checker - sites > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. > Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and > know the content is safe. > > > 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 > [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of charles > meyer > Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 4:04 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > 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 > -- Andrew Ward (he/him/his) Digital Services Librarian Troy Public Library