11 Infographics That Will Help You Improve Your Grammar and Spelling

In the era of texting, instant messaging and grumpy cat memes, proper grammar and spelling seem to have taken a backseat to the need to communicate with finger-busting speed.

But while ignoring spelling and grammar rules when texting your friends may be OK (honestly, though: it isn’t), once those pesky errors find their way into emails, articles and cover letters, they may cost you a good grade in school, not to mention a job.

YKWIM?

We hope the 11 infographics below, all of which focus on either grammar or spelling rules or common mistakes, will be both useful and a fun way to brush up on those skills.

Let’s get started with some Basic Grammar Rules

Getting a grip on good grammar infographic

15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look Silly

15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look Silly infographic by BlueGlass.

The Most Annoying Writing Mistakes

The Most-Annoying Writing Mistakes infographic

10 Hyphenation Tips

10 Hyphenation Tips infographic by grammar.net.

Quotation Marks and Punctuation

Quotation Marks and Punctuation infographic by grammar.net.

Common Rules for Capital Letter Usage

Common Rules for Capital Letter Usage infographic by grammar.net.

12 Most Misunderstood Words in English

12 Most Misunderstood Words In English infographic by grammar.net.

Words You Might Misuse

Words You Might Misuse infographic

Verbs and Their Prepositions

Verbs and their prepositions infographic

14 Mistakes With Prepositions

14 Typical Mistakes With Prepositions infographic by grammar.net.

Apostrophes

Apostrophes The Story of Bob and Muffin infographic by MKayMann.

Finally, one for fun: Eight Totally Necessary New Punctuation Marks

8 Totally Necessary New Punctuation Marks infographic by CollegeHumor.

Aleks Todorova is the editorial director at Visual.ly. She’s a stickler for proper grammar and spelling, but wishes the Morgan Freemark were real.

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