Who It Is For: Elementary, middle school, high school, college, and adult learners
Core Skills: Grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraphing, essay organization, and revision
Format: Live, one-on-one online tutoring using the student’s own assignments
Student Support: Dedicated tutor with ongoing support from an Education Manager
Strong grammar is what makes writing clear. Students who understand how sentences work can express ideas precisely, avoid errors that cost points, and revise their own work with confidence. Grammar gaps tend to grow over time, showing up as run-on sentences, unclear paragraphs, and lower scores on essays and standardized tests.
Growing Stars tutors teach grammar in the context of the student’s own writing, so rules stick. Sessions can focus on homework, essays, research papers, test preparation, or targeted grammar practice.
Growing Stars offers one-on-one English tutoring for every level and goal.
| Tutoring Program | Best For | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Grammar and Writing (this page) | All ages | Grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and essay writing |
| Reading Comprehension | Elementary through high school | Understanding, analyzing, and summarizing what students read |
| Creative Writing | Middle school through adult | Fiction, poetry, personal narrative, and voice |
| ACT English | High school test takers | The grammar and usage rules tested on the ACT |
| AP English Language | High school (usually grade 11) | Rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis essays |
| AP English Literature | High school (usually grade 12) | Literary analysis of fiction, poetry, and drama |
| Adult English | Adult learners | Professional writing, communication, and English fluency |
| Mistake | Incorrect | Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Run-on sentence | I finished my essay I forgot to cite my sources. | I finished my essay, but I forgot to cite my sources. |
| Sentence fragment | Because the test was hard. | Because the test was hard, I studied all week. |
| Subject-verb agreement | The box of books are heavy. | The box of books is heavy. |
| Its vs. it’s | The dog wagged it’s tail. | The dog wagged its tail. |
| Their, there, they’re | Their going to the library. | They’re going to the library. |
| Pronoun case | Me and Sam wrote the report. | Sam and I wrote the report. |
| Missing comma after an introductory phrase | After the game we went home. | After the game, we went home. |
The science fair is on Friday we still need to finish our poster.
“The science fair is on Friday” and “we still need to finish our poster” can each stand alone as a sentence.
Two complete sentences can be joined with a period, a semicolon, or a comma plus a conjunction such as “and,” “but,” or “so.”
“The science fair is on Friday, and we still need to finish our poster.” Or: “The science fair is on Friday; we still need to finish our poster.”
Fixing a run-on by adding only a comma creates a comma splice, which is still an error. Tutors help students recognize complete thoughts so they can choose the right fix every time.
Whether your student is learning sentence basics, working on essays, or preparing for a test, one-on-one tutoring builds the grammar and writing skills they will use in every subject.
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Find quick answers to common questions about our Grammar tutoring, session format, and student support.
A grammar tutor teaches parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, subject-verb agreement, pronoun use, verb tense, and how to avoid run-ons and fragments. The best tutoring connects these rules to the student's own writing.
Yes. Tutors help students plan, organize, draft, and revise essays and papers, while making sure the work remains the student's own.
Growing Stars offers grammar and writing tutoring for elementary, middle school, high school, college, and adult learners, with lessons matched to each student's level.
Most students see improvement within a few weeks of regular sessions, especially on their most frequent errors. Building strong, confident writing usually takes steady practice over several months.
Yes. Both tests include questions on grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. Strengthening these skills supports better scores, and students preparing specifically for the ACT can also work with our ACT English tutors.
Grammar and writing tutoring is $20 per hour for plans under 8 hours per month and $17 per hour for 8 hours per month, with a discounted 50-session package also available. All prices are in USD, and every student can start with a free trial.
Yes. All sessions are live and one-on-one in an online classroom with a shared whiteboard, so the tutor can review the student's writing and explain corrections in real time.