Gramlee

Gramlee is a online grammer checker. It provides dissertation editing

services, copy editing, grammar check, and proofreading services.

Gramlee handles grammar, spelling, punctuation, structure, brevity,

and overall readability.

Copy editing and Proofreading services

Gramlee editor go beyond grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Copy

editing is more than proofreading. It's an art that meshes grammar

syntax with an editor's perspective. The goal is to make your writing

clear, concise, and a pleasure to read. We go beyond grammar and

focus on contextual prose, verb-tense consistency, and the use of

power phrases that dangle carrots in front of your readers' emotions.

Your audience should beg for more.

The bottom line is that we ensure your writing is grammatically correct

and leaves an impact on your readers.

THREE TYPES OF COPY EDITING

There are three core styles of copy editing. We call them levels of editing. Each level delivers a

different depth of editing service.

Level 1 – Proofreading

Editors will check grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, verb-

tense consistency, pronouns, spacing, and formatting consistency.

Don’t expect editors to make radical changes to your sentences or

words because those services fall under the next level of copy editing.

Level 2 – Copy editing

This is the most common interpretation of copy editing. In addition to

the proofreading services in Level 1, copy editing focuses on the “five

Cs” – writing that is clear, correct, concise, complete, and consistent.

Editors will adjust sentence and paragraph structure, eliminate

redundant words, replace repetitive words with synonyms, and

substitute weak words, phrases, and sentences with powerful

alternatives. Experienced editors will ensure your original tone remains

intact. You can expect noticeable change to your original document and

should be prepared to review the changes to ensure you are happy

with them.

Professional editors will use a revision-tracking system, such as

Microsoft Word’s Track Changes feature, so you can see changes and

quickly accept or reject them with the click of a button.

Level 3 – Substantive editing (also known as Line editing)

Editors will rewrite major portions of your document if this type of copy

editing is requested. Most people who need this service need

help writing the paper, not just editing. Level 3 is essentially

developmental editing in that the editor rewrites your document with

the intent of educating you on how to better write. Expect your work to

change substantively. New content will be added if the editor feels

arguments made in the body of the paper lack substance or need

support. New references, citations, and research may also be added.

Substantive editing is time-consuming and expensive. It also demands

extra time from the original author to ensure the editor’s changes

hasn’t altered the intent or tone of the paper. Rewrites are often prone

to the loss of the author’s original voice. It often takes multiple

revisions to get everything right.

Plan your schedule and budget accordingly if this is the level of service

you need.

Writing for your amygdale

People never digest a document as a disjointed series of lines. Instead,

our minds summarize the entire reading session into a core idea that

leaves an imprint on our amygdale - the part of our brain that processes

emotional reactions. This imprint contains our emotional reaction

about the content and its author.

Gramlee exists to help you leave a powerful imprint on your reader's

amygdale. Copy editing and proofreading are the tools we use to

achieve this goal.

Dissertation editing services Dissertations are science; stories are art. Dissertation editors worth

your time and money will have a deep appreciation for both.

A dissertation is more than a journal of your research. It's a story that

begins with a problem or question, has characters in the form of

primary research and evidence, includes analysis of the characters and

your unique interpretation of this analysis, and concludes with answers

to the questions with which your story began.

What quality dissertation editing looks likes

The quality of editors is the most important attribute that separates

dissertation services. An editor must understand the research process

and reasons why dissertation committees approve or reject a PhD

student's paper. Quality editing services employ people who

understand and apply this perspective during edits. Editors are the key

ingredient that separates good from great dissertation writing.

For example, any copy editor with an English degree can make your

writing grammatically correct. But, will they ensure facts are

adequately presented to back your analysis? Will they ensure your

sources are cited? Will they guarantee your paper follows the

dissertation structure: abstract, acknowledgments, table of contents,

introduction, discussion, analysis, findings and conclusion, references,

and appendices? Will they understand the intent of each section of the

paper and make sure your content supports the intent? Will they

ensure your document is a pleasure to read and something you can be

proud to present?

Grammar Check

Grammar check can be done by software or humans. Choose wisely.

There are two types of grammar check services - human and software-

based. When accuracy is required, choose humans to check your

writing instead of a algorithmic grammar check. Even the best

algorithms are only able to fix a small subset of grammatical errors.

Grammar is a contextual science with nuances that cannot be

automated.

Here is a simple experiment that shows where software-based

grammar checkers fail.

1. He came form the kitchen.

2. He came from the kitchen.

Notice that the difference between both sentences is simply two

letters. Software grammar check tools like Microsoft Word fail to find

the mistake in the first sentence.

Professionals who offer grammar check services for a living will

immediately spot the error.

Checking a document's grammar is only the first step to clear writing.

The next step is copy editing. For example, let's assume you are writing

a horror story. Here are two versions of the same sentence.

Original: He came from the kitchen.

Revised: He slithered quietly into the house from the kitchen.

The revised sentence establishes a more descriptive visual that fits the

context – a fictional horror story. The core value of a human editor is in

their ability to rephrase your writing where needed to add more clarity.

Software grammar checkers simply can't do this.

We all have at least one friend who is a genius with words. English

majors worth their words understand the semantics of English but may

not know how to copy edit for a specific audience. Copy editing goes

beyond basic semantics and proofreading. It requires a synthesis of skill

and art. Experience is the best teacher of copy editing. Choose your

editor wisely if your writing matters.

Our service employs experienced editors who write for your reader's

amygdale. Visit our home page and scroll to the last paragraph to find

out what that is and why it is important.

Comma checker – a guide on using commas

Writers communicate meaning and intent with the words they use.

There are, however, different ways of relating words that can only be

communicated with a comma. Consider this example punctuation

differences in a statement in a will from Albert Joseph’s guide “Put it in

Writing!” (P. 210):

I hereby bequeath all of my worldly possessions to the first of my

offspring, who lives a good life. (The first offspring is a nice kid.)

and

I hereby bequeath all of my worldly possessions to the first of my

offspring who lives a good life. (One among the offspring may turn out

nice, but it’s too early to tell which one.)

If one of the heirs contested the will because of the placement of the

comma in the first example, the probate judge would need to know the

rules of comma usage for restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses:

Comma usage before the “who” restricts focus to the first offspring

Omitting a comma renders the sentence open to future determination;

it remains to be seen which of the offspring will live a good life.

Note: the probate judge might be especially grateful for the comma

because the definition of a “good life” is also toxically ambiguous.

The comma checker guide, according to Albert Joseph

Albert Joseph, in his guide, promotes the use of commas during these

seven situations:

1) To separate independent clauses in a compound sentence

2) To separate a conjunctive adverbs (nevertheless, however,

therefore, furthermore, etc.) from the main clause of a sentence

3) To separate a long introductory phrase or clauses from the main

clause of a sentence

4) To isolate nonrestrictive phrases, clauses, or appositives — see our

opening example — from the rest of the sentence

5) To separate items in a series

6) To separate a quoted passage from the words used to introduce it

7) To force a pause in any group of words if the absence of a comma

might cause readers to misread or create ambiguity.

Essay Editing Service

An essay editing service can cater to different types of essays such as

college admissions, law school, graduate school, medical school, and

academic essays. Students looking to improve their GPA or achieve

admissions to an institution of their choice should consider their

improved odds when using an essay editing service. Admissions

counselors confirm that clear, direct, and succinct writing is among the

determining factors to college admission. Graders and teaching

assistants at the high school and collegiate levels also attribute higher

GPAs to clear essays and writing.

NOT ALL ESSAY EDITING SERVICES ARE EXPERTS WITH EVERY TYPE OF

ESSAY

Find out if a service has experience with the kind of essay you wrote.

The editing needs of an MBA student writing a business plan are

different than a student writing a medical school admissions essay.

The MBA student needs an editor versed in framing ideas to convince

investors, bankers, and consumers that the service or product has

merit, solves an urgent need, and is supported with realistic financial

projections. Passion, vision, and the propensity to succeed must be

emoted through a business plan.

A student writing for medical school needs an editor who can frame

writing to emote precision of craft and dedication for well-being to the

admissions counselor sifting through thousands of medical school

applicants. The editor needs to be sensitive to how this particular paper

will grab attention in the sea of other applicants.

These are examples of the types of edits we engage. You can see the

original text and our edited text. Our goal is to make your writing

more professional, concise, and readable.

Grammar is just the beginning. We edit for structure, redundancy,

irrelevant or ineffective words, and the overall readability of your

writing.

We use the Track Changes feature in Microsoft Word so you can see

every change our editors make.

Misplaced, Dangling, and Squinting Modifiers Mistakes with modifiers are tough to detect. Most armchair writers don’t know what modifiers are. Misplaced modifiers are one of the most common grammatical errors and cause of humor. Your writing will become clearer when you learn how to spot and correct misplaced, dangling and squinting modifiers.

Misplaced Modifiers

Modifiers can be a word, phrase or clause that describes another word

or group of words in your sentence. As a general rule, modifiers should

be placed as close as possible to the words that they’re describing.

Otherwise, your sentence risks becoming a laughing stock or

ambiguous.

Example: The doctor told me I was overweight on Monday.

Does this mean I looked great the rest of the week?

Correct usage: On Monday, the doctor told me I was overweight.

Example: I set out a breakfast of yogurt and cereal for my family on the

kitchen table.

Perhaps your family would be more comfortable sitting in chairs rather

than on the kitchen table.

Correct usage: I set out a breakfast of yogurt and cereal on the kitchen

table for my family.

Dangling Modifiers

A dangling modifier does not logically or grammatically refer to

anything in the sentence because the words it is meant to describe are

missing or too far away in the sentence. For the most part, dangling or

unattached modifiers tend to occur at the start of a sentence. Pay

special attention when you use an initial phrase.

Example: Perched up high on a tree branch, I yelled at the cat to leave

the sparrow alone.

I don’t tangle with a tabby unless I am perched 10 feet up in the air.

Correct usage:

Seeing a sparrow perched up high on a tree branch, I yelled at the cat

to leave him alone.

Example: Driving down the street, my toddler started crying for her

teddy bear that she left at grandmother’s home.

I’m shocked to learn that your toddler can already reach the accelerator

pedel.

Correct usage: As I was driving down the street, my toddler started

crying for her teddy bear that she left at her grandmother’s house.

Squinting Modifiers

Squinting modifiers are also called two-way modifiers. It’s difficult to

tell whether they modify the words preceeding or following them.

Incorrect usage: Showering with very hot water quickly causes dry skin

to develop.

We are unsure if “quickly” modifies hot water or showering. Your

readers may think that scaly skin can be avoided if they slow down and

spend a longer time taking those steamy showers. Unless you are

selling moisturizer, you may want to revise your wording.

Correct usage: Dry skin quickly develops when people shower with very

hot water.

Incorrect usage: Getting married often changes your financial situation.

This could mean that multiple divorces are expensive or that splitting

the mortgage is advantageous.

Correct usage: Your financial situation often changes when you get

married.

Avoid confusion by putting your modifiers where they belong. Identify

each modifier in your sentence and make sure the words it modifies are

present and nearby.

Thank you..