Last Updated on 2020-11-06 by ppcguybklyn
Whether you are a native speaker or not, as long as you need to write in English, you will inevitably make spelling or grammatical errors. This is also true in an industry that requires high writing volume such as PPC advertising. Although Google Ads’ ad copy can be only up to 90 characters long, there are still many rooms to make mistakes. If you want to write a report or reply to a customer’s email, you need to check whether your English is correct before sending it. At this time, it is very important to have a small tool to help us deal with this matter. Although most browsers and word processing software now have built-in spelling correction content, the functions provided are usually limited to checking correct English spelling. There is no way to further check whether your grammar is reasonable and correct.
To solve the above problems, Grammarly would be a good choice. This is considered to be the most popular grammar checking tool in the market, and even my American colleagues who have used English since childhood have used it. Grammarly provides two versions, a free version and a paid version. This article will briefly introduce the functions of the free version so that those who want to try it can quickly get started.
Apply for an account and start using
When we go to Grammarly'sofficial website,if we are using Chrome, we will see the following screen. After clicking the Login button at the top right, you can choose to create a new account or log in directly with your existing Facebook or Google account.
Personalize
After creating an account or logging in with an existing account, Grammarly will give us several options to personalize our preferences for article modification. The first step is to write our main purpose, whether it is for school, work, or other purposes.
Then the second step is to choose where you need help the most. For non-native English speakers, in my opinion, we can give priority to spelling and grammar, fluency, and clear communication.
The third step is to choose your personal writing style. Just choose the one you feel is closest to your professional image.
Next is to choose the language, Chinese users choose Mandarin, which completes the steps of personalization
The last step is to choose whether you want to use the free or paid version. If you don’t want to pay, just choose the free version. After the selection, you will enter the main environment.
Main Environment
The main environment of Grammarly is as follows. Paste the documents that need grammar checking on the left, and then the system will scan, analyze, score this article, and display it on the right. The screenshot example here is my previous Cover Letter. The right panel will display various grammar correction options. You can change this article according to the system’s suggestions in order. It should be noted that the bottom three are all features of the paid version, and the free version cannot be used.
On the right, you can select the target of this grammar correction at any time, and the system will automatically adjust the correction content according to the target.
The paid version can have more functions to use. If you really like the features of the free version and feel that you need to use the paid version, you can consider buying the paid version.
Chrome Plugin
As mentioned earlier, Grammarly has another Chrome plug-in function. If you don’t like Chrome’s spelling corrector, or want to use the paid version of the grammar correction function on your browser, you can consider downloading this plug-in on the official website. There is an option to Add to Chrome. After clicking it, you can go to the extension store page and install it.
After installation, you can see this plug-in on the top right of Chrome. After clicking on it, you can select the function to be enabled. The main function provided by the free version is spell correction and suggested words.
After the setting is complete, we can actually test it in the Facebook environment, and we can see that there will be a small green circle of Grammarly in the place where you want to type.
Just type a sentence that is obviously wrong. The red circle on the upper right will turn red and tell us how many mistakes we need to correct.
After clicking down the red circle, you can enter the correction page, or you can directly put the cursor under the typo, the system will automatically display the correct spelling.
After the correction, the page will look like this.
Grammarly's other features
In addition to logging in and using directly on his website, and Chrome extension, Grammarly also provides Office plug-ins, Windows desktop applications, and other functions, all operating in the same way as mentioned above.
Conclusion
The functions of the Grammarly free version are very complete in terms of tools that do not require payment. The operation interface is also very intuitive and there are no barriers to entry. Of course, advanced functions are placed in the paid version, but the basic grammar correction functions are in the free version. You can find it in both. Chrome and Office free plug-ins are also a good choice for people who often use these two tools. If you often need to use English at work or want to improve your English writing, I highly recommend going to theofficial website,to download the free version to experience it. It is definitely helpful for writing correct and professional English content more effectively.
