Preply Business English Grammar Rules
Preply Business English Grammar Rules covers five points of grammar that shape how a professional sounds at work: modal verbs, consistency of verb tense, homophones, capitalization and plain sentence construction. Published on the Preply learning hub and written by Nicolette F., an English educator with a doctorate in English education, the article pairs each point with charts, paired incorrect and corrected sentences, and workplace examples.
100% Free (unlimited): the complete article, all of its charts and every example sentence are on an open page that any visitor may read, with no account, no registration and no payment. The other articles in the same learning hub, including the linked guides on business writing and vocabulary, open the same way.
How It Helps Your Business English
The first section sets out the sentence patterns for modal verbs in statements, negatives and questions, then gives a chart that groups may, might, can, could, must, should, will, would, have to and ought to by the work each one does, from stating a possibility to making a polite request, with an office example for every entry. A section on tense consistency contrasts sentences in which the verbs disagree with the same sentences corrected, and advises fixing a time frame before writing. Further sections cover the homophones that recur in business writing, the situations that call for a capital letter, four ways of shortening an overlong sentence, and a closing chart on double negatives, who and whom, nor and or, and then and than.
You can take the modal chart straight into a message you are drafting, choosing between can, could and would according to how direct you want to sound with a client or a manager. The paired sentences on tense consistency show you the mistake and its correction together, so you can scan your own draft for the same shift between past and present. The homophone and capitalization charts are arranged for checking rather than reading, which makes them useful at the proofreading stage, and the section on plain sentences gives you four concrete ways to shorten a line that has grown too long.
ESLBusiness.com earns no commission if you upgrade to a paid plan.