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 ...

Think your inner editor is up to the task? This quiz will put it to the ultimate test. We’ve mixed tricky grammar traps, ...

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 ...

This tricky English quiz will put your knowledge to the test. The 20-question challenge, shared on US trivia platform Quizly, test players on their spelling, comprehension and grammar. It is so ...

Interactives English language The ultimate English grammar quiz: can you score top marks? Do you know your "your" from your "you're"? Put your English language skills to the test with our tricky ...

Over the past year, I have received notes gently and not so gently pointing out grammatical errors that slipped into the pages of this newspaper. And so, I bring you the second annual edition of our ...