What Is Grammarly?
Grammarly is an advanced writing assistant. It offers grammar and plagiarism checks and enables writers to improve their works’ readability.
The company is based in San Francisco. First released in 2009, the Grammarly product is available via a suite of desktop and web apps, as well as software plugins.
What Does Grammarly Do?
Essentially, Grammarly scans a piece of writing, and using artificial intelligence, identifies writing mistakes, errors and other issues. It includes these tools:
Grammar And Punctuation
It detects grammar and punctuation errors of all types. It also provides real-time suggestions and guidelines on how to correct these mistakes, for example, errant commas, misplaced apostrophes and other common punctuation mistakes.
Spell Check
Grammarly includes a robust spell-check tool. You can also add words to a custom dictionary and even create a dedicated style guide, using the business version.
Readability
Grammarly scans clunky sentences, paragraphs and passages. It determines the ideal age group for a writing sample. It flags readability issues based on:
Word-count
Character count
Reading time
Speaking time
Then, using AI technology, Grammarly proposes rewrites that are more concise and clearer for the reader.
Writing Style
Grammarly provides word choice suggestions and rewrites based on the ideal audience and tone of a piece, as determined by the writer.
Writing Assistant
Grammarly includes an AI-powered writing assistant. Essentially, this assistant scans a piece of writing and proposes fixes and suggestions that you can accept or reject with a click.
Editing Reports
Grammarly offers a downloadable report that you can send to another writer or editor. It provides metrics and information they can use to improve a piece of writing.
Plagiarism Check
Grammarly detects plagiarism, by comparing a piece of writing to billions of web pages across the web. It provides articles with a plagiarism score and provides links that an editor can check.
Who Is This Grammar Checker Good For?
Grammarly is useful for native English speakers and those who don’t write in the English language that often. It also act as another line of defence for professional writers. Its ideal audience includes:
Bloggers
Freelance writers
Content marketers
Copywriters
Authors
Journalists
Students
Academics and essayists
Content publishers
Small business owners
Anyone who writes in English often
Grammarly provides English grammar checking tools only. However, it includes settings specific to Canadian English, American English, British English, Australian English and more.
