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Check your text for grammar, punctuation, and style issues. Get detailed suggestions for improvement.

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Grammar mistakes are the kind of error that turns a polished argument into a distraction — the reader notices the comma splice or the dangling modifier and stops following the actual point. Our online Grammar Checker reads your text and flags the categories of error that matter most in everyday writing: subject-verb agreement ("the team are/is"), run-on sentences and comma splices, missing or misplaced commas, dangling and misplaced modifiers, passive voice (flagged but not always wrong — sometimes passive is the right choice), redundant phrasing ("each and every," "in order to," "due to the fact that"), tense inconsistency inside a paragraph, and the homophone confusions a pure spell checker cannot catch ("their/there/they're," "its/it's," "your/you're," "affect/effect"). Each flagged issue comes with an explanation of *why* it is an issue and a suggested rewrite, not just a red squiggle — the explanation matters because it lets you decide whether the suggestion actually applies (passive voice in a scientific paper, for instance, is often correct and the suggestion can be safely ignored). The tool is built for the editing pass that comes after the draft, when you are already happy with what you said and you just want to clean up *how* you said it. Common workflows: polishing a job application cover letter, editing a blog post before publishing, proofing client-facing emails, tightening an essay before submission, and reviewing AI-generated text for the giveaway grammar quirks LLMs frequently produce. The check runs entirely in your browser, which means no character limit and no chance of a confidential email landing in a third-party server log. Pair it with the Spell Checker for a complete two-pass proofread: spelling first, grammar second.

How to Use Grammar Checker

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Paste Your Text

Enter or paste the text you want to check into the grammar checker editor.

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Analyze Grammar

Click check to analyze your text for grammar, punctuation, and style issues.

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Apply Corrections

Review suggestions and apply fixes to improve your writing quality.

Features

Grammar Detection

Identifies common grammar errors including subject-verb agreement, tense issues, and more.

Punctuation Check

Catches missing or incorrect punctuation like commas, periods, and apostrophes.

Style Suggestions

Get recommendations for clearer, more concise writing style.

Learning Tool

Each issue includes an explanation to help you understand and avoid the mistake in the future.

Benefits of Using Grammar Checker

Completely Free

Use Grammar Checker without any cost, limits, or hidden fees. No premium plans needed.

No Installation

Works directly in your browser. No software downloads or plugins required.

100% Private

Your files and data are processed locally. Nothing is uploaded to external servers.

Works Everywhere

Compatible with Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge on desktop, tablet, and mobile.

No Sign-Up

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Always Available

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Frequently Asked Questions

Grammarly's premium tier uses large language models to suggest rewrites and tone changes. This tool is rule-based — it catches the well-defined grammatical errors quickly and without sending your text to a server. The trade-off: it will not rephrase a paragraph for tone, but it also will not hallucinate "errors" that are actually correct, and your text never leaves your browser. For confidential drafts (legal, medical, HR), local rule-based checking is the safer choice.
It flags passive voice because it is often the wrong choice in business and journalistic writing, where active voice is clearer and shorter. But in scientific writing, legal language, and any context where the actor is unknown or unimportant ("the patient was admitted at 3am"), passive voice is correct and you should ignore the flag. The tool surfaces the choice — you make the call.
Yes — these are two of the most common errors in everyday writing, and they are the easiest for a rule-based checker to identify reliably. A comma splice ("I went to the store, I bought milk") gets flagged with a suggestion to use a period, semicolon, or coordinating conjunction. Run-ons are flagged when sentence length and clause structure exceed reliable readability thresholds.
Yes, and the explanation field is the most useful part for ESL writers — instead of just marking an error, it tells you which rule was violated, so you learn the pattern instead of guessing. Subject-verb agreement, article use ("a/an/the"), and preposition choice are the categories that ESL users most commonly find helpful.