One "rule" that many self-appointed experts on writing return to again and again is: "Don't use the passive!" Or, as some puckishly put it, "The passive voice should be avoided." The passive voice is ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Many of us are reliant on technology to correct our spelling and grammar, but this quiz proves not thinking for yourself can begin to effect your English skills. U.S trivia platform Quizly has rounded ...

Answer these quiz questions and find out whether your English language skills are adequate or not! Do you 'throw the garbage' or 'throw out the garbage'? Did the cat 'jump the roof' or 'jump off the ...

The recent news that Prime Minister Theresa May is planning on lifting the Grammar School ban has elicited a strong reaction from opposition parties. Initially banned in 1998 by the then Prime ...

When The Independent published Helen Coffey’s passionate eulogy for the semicolon – that misunderstood and underappreciated jewel of English punctuation – the reaction from our readers was ...