Let Google Check Your Grammar for You

The grammar is not easy. There are many rules to follow, and after a long day at work, you may not even know what you are reading: is the first sentence in your email correct? Does this message to your boss really make sense? Instead of googling the odd queries related to your dubious offer, just google the offer itself to make sure it’s correct.

As 9to5Google points out , Google’s new grammar checker is easy to use. First, you may not even need to do anything special to make it work: you can just google the sentence you want to check and, if the search tool understands, it will automatically activate the grammar check.

However, for the best results, add something to your search each time to make sure the grammar check works. You don’t have to search for something completely, like “Is the phrase ‘This is your sandwich’ grammatically correct?” You can simply search for “grammar check” or “grammar check” (i.e. “This is your grammar check sandwich”) and Google will know what to do.

You should also use full sentences more often than partial phrases. Google is using AI to parse this content, and for now, it works best when it has as much context as possible. Sentence fragments can confuse the AI, so it’s best to rely on the full sentence checker. However, Google warns that it’s not 100% accurate, so take all results with a pinch of salt.

When Google recognizes that you want to check your grammar, you’ll see a new “Grammar Check” card at the top of the search. If the sentence’s grammar is correct, you’ll see a green check mark next to your entry. However, if this is incorrect, you will see a rewritten version of your proposal with the change or changes in bold.

You also don’t have to rewrite the sentence yourself. Instead of going straight back to a word processor, draft email, or Slack message, you can hover over the grammar check results and click Copy to save the newly corrected sentence to your clipboard.

As The Verge points out , grammar checking can get confusing with more complex queries. However, the Google Docs grammar checker catches them, so there is hope that Google’s systems will improve. In the meantime, if you’re looking for the most accurate grammar checker from Google, you can start writing in Docs.