How to check your grammar using Copilot

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Grammar is complicated. There are so many grammar rules out there! If you want to impress your coworkers, teachers, or peers, you’ll want to write with proper grammar. Luckily, you can check your grammar for free. Learn how you can use Copilot as your AI-powered grammar checker.

Why is grammar important?

Grammar is important in general, but it’s especially important at work or in academic settings. Grammar helps us write and communicate clearly and effectively. Without good grammar, your sentences might come across as confusing. Grammar is also important as it can build your credibility. If others notice your grammar errors, it can impact your credibility. It’s important that your writing across the board is polished and uses proper grammar.

How to use Copilot as your AI-powered grammar checker

Copilot is a fast way to check your grammar. To use Copilot as your grammar checker, you’ll need to either use Copilot online or open Microsoft Edge and select the Copilot icon in the right sidebar. Follow these steps to get an AI-powered grammar check from Copilot:

1. Enter something like “Can you check this for any grammar errors?” into the Ask me anything… search box.
2. Select Shift+Enter to make a line break.
   
3. Copy and paste what you’ve written.
   
4. Select the Send button.

Copilot will provide details on what was grammatically incorrect with your writing. It will also provide an updated version of what your writing should look like with grammar adjustments. You can copy and paste this updated text into your email, document, or wherever you are writing.

How to use Copilot as your AI-powered grammar checker in Microsoft 365

Copilot makes an AI grammar check even easier if you’re using Microsoft 365 apps. The AI works seamlessly within apps, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote. Copilot analyzes your content in real-time and provides context-aware suggestions. The AI grammar checker goes beyond basic checks, offering insights on writing style, readability, formality, persuasiveness, conciseness, and overall quality.

What’s more, if you’re working across multiple apps, Copilot for Microsoft 365 makes the process more seamless and reduces the room for error when transcribing or moving information. For instance, you can move a clean summary of your latest long emails to Word or start a grammatically correct PowerPoint presentation from random ideas jotted down in OneNote.

Use Copilot as your AI-powered grammar teacher

Copilot‘s friendly and straightforward nature makes it a great tool for learning grammar. You can use it to help you learn about grammar with questions like these:

• What are some important grammar rules I should know?
• How do I know when to use "its" versus "it's"?
  
• What is the active voice and when should I use it?
  
• When should I use a comma?
  
• How do I use semicolons (;)?
  
• How do I know what part of a sentence is the subject, verb, and object?
  
• What's the difference between “their,” “there,” and “they're”?
  
• What is syntax?

Copilot will provide a detailed response to your question, as well as links to sources that you can use to further your research. If you find Copilot’s response confusing, you can ask the AI-powered tool to explain its response in a simpler way. Or, if you’re someone who finds grammar boring, ask Copilot to answer your question in a fun way.

How does Copilot check your grammar?

Copilot is connected to the internet, so it can crawl the web to answer any grammar-related question. The benefit of using Copilot as your AI-powered grammar checker is that it can catch errors that the human eye might miss or ignore. Plus, Copilot is free to use, while other grammar checkers sometimes require a subscription to get advanced grammar advice.

Improve your overall writing

Copilot can be used more than just for grammar. You can ask it to help you make your sentences more concise or ask it to reword your sentence from passive to active voice. Or you can ask for synonyms to freshen up your writing. When it comes to improving your writing, Copilot is here to help.

If you struggle with organizing your words, don’t worry. Try Copilot as your AI-powered writing assistant today.