Previously, I have talked about various Grammar checker tools to proofread your content and improve the grammar but today we are going to see one of the best tools to find grammatical errors and proofread the article.
In this article, we are going to see the step-by-step guide on how to use the best proofreader – Grammarly – in your article to find the silly grammatical errors and correct them.
What is Grammarly?
Grammarly is one of the best grammar checker tools that proofreads your content within minutes and gives you a list of all the errors in your article.
These errors might be silly grammar mistakes like using “this” instead of “these” or forgetting to add punctuation marks where needed. It also offers you a Vocabulary suggestion tool as well as Plagiarism checker.
How to Use Grammarly to Find Grammatical Errors?
The best thing about Grammarly is that it offers both free as well as premium plans. If you don’t want to pay for the service, then you can sign up for the free plan, download the Chrome extension and correct all the grammatical errors.Since the service offers you a Chrome extension, you will find it extremely easy to find and solve the errors on any website with the tool.
Like if you are updating your Facebook status, tweeting something, writing articles or anything related to writing some content. As long as you use Google Chrome browser, the Grammarly extension will scan your content and show you all the errors that need to be corrected.
Let’s see how it works!
1. Using the Chrome Extension (Download for free)
Even if you are using the free plan of the application, you will be able to download and install the Chrome extension so you can work with it.
In the screenshot below, you can see that I have written a few words in my WordPress post editor area. When you have the Chrome extension installed, it will continuously keep scanning the words and shows the number of errors in the bottom-right corner of the editor.
When you hover over that number, you will see a slide-in showing you critical issues and advance issues that need to be corrected.
If you don’t see any errors then you have no grammatical errors in your content but if you see something like this then click on the “Correct” button and a pop-up will open in your browser.
As you can see in the above screenshot, your complete content is visible on the left with the errors underlined and on the right will be the correct answers. One amazing thing about Grammarly is that it doesn’t just rectify your grammar errors like spelling mistakes or punctuation marks but also shows you if you have used Passive voice in a sentence and whether it needs to be changed in Active voice.
Now all you have to do is click on the correct words on the right side, and the errors will be replaced with the correct grammar.
Note: Right now, Grammarly only offers an extension for Google Chrome and doesn’t support any other browsers so if you want to use it then you will have to work with Google Chrome.
It doesn’t just work with WordPress, but it works with all other websites where you have to write content. For example, when I am writing a status on Facebook, it will scan and show me the mistakes there as well.
2. Using the Web Version of Grammarly
Using the Chrome extension is extremely simple and saves you a lot of time because the scanning process happens in real-time, but there are times when you might not be able to use the extension.
For example, if you are an article writer and you give the articles to your clients in Word file or some other format then you will have to make sure that your article is grammatically correct.
At such a moment, you will need a web interface of Grammarly to check for the errors and here’s how you can find grammatical errors and proofread the article.
Step 1: Create your account with Grammarly. You can go with the free version of the tool.
Step 2: Once you have created your account, login to your dashboard, and you will see something like this.
Step 3: You can either upload your entire document by clicking on the Upload button, or click on the New button to copy and paste your content.
Step 4: Once you have uploaded or copied your entire article in the editor area, the grammar checker tool will proofread it completely to find any errors.
The below image shows some errors when I copy-pasted some paragraphs in the editor.
Step 5: Now you simply need to click on the correct words on the right side and they will replace the errors and proofread the article.
So by following the above steps, you will make sure that your article or any other type of content is error-free by proofreading it with Grammarly tool.
3. Using Grammarly Add-In for Microsoft Products
Another amazing way to use Grammarly is to download the Microsoft Add-In for Word and Outlook. When you log in to your account for the first time, you will see a notification like the below image to download the Microsoft Add-In.
Note: The Microsoft Add-In works only if you have a premium version of the tool. If you have free version, then you won’t be able to use it.
Download the Add-In setup file on your computer and install it like you install any other software or follow the below steps:
- Double-click on the setup file. (.exe file)
- Then select both Microsoft Word and Outlook and click on Install.
- Once the add-in is installed, log in using your Grammarly account credentials (email and password) to activate the add-in.
- Open Microsoft Word or Outlook and you will see Grammarly option in the Menu bar.
Next, you need to enable the Grammarly feature in your Word or Outlook document and it will start showing you all the grammatical errors, punctuation mistakes, etc.
It will also show you some redundant words that can be removed from the article or you can just ignore it and keep those words.
Other Important Features of Grammarly:
Grammarly is not just a tool to proofread the article and check for any grammatical mistakes in it but it is much more than that because it gives you the ability to make sure that your article is perfect.Note: These additional features are a part of the premium plan and are not included in the free one!
- Vocabulary Enhancement
You can enable Vocabulary Enhancement feature from the left-hand sidebar.
- Plagiarism Checker
I already told you that if you are an article writer, then you need this tool to proofread your content but what if you hire writers? When you are the client who purchases the articles from other writers, you will need a tool to check if the articles are original or copied.
Grammarly offers the Plagiarism Checker tool as well that you can enable from the left-hand sidebar. When you enable it, the tool will scan the complete article and compare it with its database of 8 billion pages to show you if it is original or not.
As you can see in the screenshot above, it shows that the article is unoriginal because I have used the text from an already published page.
Grammarly – Free vs. Premium Version:
As I already said, Grammarly offers you two different packages that you can use. One is the free version and the other one is a premium version that comes with additional features.
When you first sign up with Grammarly, it will ask you if you want to continue using the free version or upgrade to premium one.
With the Free version, you get 100 points of grammar that will check for contextual mistakes and punctuation errors. Though it is free, it will work anywhere on the web as long as you use Google Chrome browser with the extension installed.
If you are an article writer and your work includes in just writing articles then signing up for the free version might be perfect for you.
However, if you get articles from different writers, then you might want to upgrade your account to a premium one because it comes with additional features like Vocabulary Enhancement and Plagiarism Checker.
The premium plan starts at $8.75/month when billed annually! (Special 40% Discount)
Conclusion:
At the end, I would like to tell you only one thing – if you deal with lots of articles then you need this tool to proofread it and rectify all the mistakes in your article.
You can start with the free version of Grammarly and then when you start enjoying it, you can upgrade to the Premium version of the tool to get the additional features as well. If you have used Grammarly to proofread your article and find grammatical errors then do share your experience in the comments section below.
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