Grammarly

While Grammarly is not technically software, this on-line grammar check service features Microsoft Office integration, which grants you to check your writing in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Outlook. After downloading this add-in, a menu toolbar will appear in the Office program you select to use. However, Grammarly is still, primarily, an on-line grammar check service with limited offline functionality. It doesn’t compare well to other writing enhancement software we reviewed.

During our review, we used a test paragraph to determine the accuracy of this grammar checker. This writing sample featured a variety of intentional grammar errors. While this service did better than some software, such as Word Q, it was not able to catch as many errors as WhiteSmoke or Writer’s Workbench. This automated proofreader quickly identified spelling errors and easy grammatical errors, but it did not do much more than Microsoft’s spelling and grammar checker would have done on its own.

The plagiarism detector on this editing program is oversensitive. It would claim commonly used phrases were plagiarized from random websites. Nonetheless, this editing service offers helpful suggestions on how to cite the “plagiarized” section, if needed. It also focused on when our sentences ran on a bit long, but it did not notice when we used the same word over and over again. Most of the grammar software we reviewed noticed redundancy, which is good, because redundancy will quickly cause people to question your credibility.

Your grammatical errors are highlighted in red. Each time you click on an error, a card will pop up with information about the error. While helpful, these cards tend to be fairly wordy themselves and could cause some to feel overwhelmed. Writing enhancement software is supposed to be a tool to help people improve their writing, but if it gives you a three-paragraph explanation for a easy typo, users will stop reading the explanations. Thankfully, there is an option to “See Less” off the explanation card, and there are also “thumbs up” and “thumbs down” buttons to give feedback for their feedback.

Unlike some software that only necessitates a single purchase, this service requires a monthly subscription. In addition, since this is only an add-in application for Microsoft Office, it doesn’t have the functionality of a software package. No writing templates or tutorials are available. No real dictionary is offered and it doesn’t grant you to specify what type of paper you are writing. While there is email support and telephone support for the on-line service, there is no live chat and no user manual.

Summary:

Grammarly is ideal used as an on-line service. Their site is among the ideal grammar checking services available online. As a easy add-in, however, they cannot compete with complete writing enhancement software packages. Software offers tutorials, templates and other learning experiences, while this downloaded toolbar gives only a slightly more thorough check than what Microsoft Office already features. If you want a detailed and comprehensive edit of your writing along with a variety of learning tools, this is not the service for you.

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