GrammarGlasses
GrammarGlassesSee the structure of sentences.
Once you see what role every word is playing, sentences make more sense, and you comprehend more of what you read.
A dependent clause, a comma, then an independent clause. That is a complex sentence, and where the comma goes is a rule the SAT and ACT both test.
Try one
No account, nothing saved. This is the screen a student gets: the unit’s lesson, one of its questions, and the same reveal.
An adjective describes a noun.
- Find the adjective.
Why it works
Once you see it, you can’t unsee it
A sentence diagram deconstructs a sentence to show structure, but the original sentence is unrecognizable. The relationships are not explicit, and they are accessible only to the initiated.
GrammarGlasses leaves sentences intact and labels, connects, wraps, and nests words to give structure at a glance.
You mark up the sentence itself
You get a reason and reinforcement, not just a verdict
It comes back before you forget it
Every unit attempt sets your level, which determines how long it takes for the unit to come back.
- Learningback in 10 minutes
- Familiarback in a day
- Practicedback in 3 days
- Strongback in 10 days
- Masteredback in 20 days
You never have to schedule a review
You get tested across units, not inside one
You set the pace and share the progress
Say the day you want to be done and the path paces you to it. Whoever you link sees the same path and the same calendar you do.
- 2 steps ahead of schedule
- 3 steps a day keeps you on pace
You can see five weeks at a glance
You pick the finish date
You decide who else can see it
Open notes in a unit, closed at a checkpoint
Instruction and practice are the same screen. The definition and a worked example sit above every question in a unit, not only the first one.
You can look it up while you learn it
You work a checkpoint from memory
And it goes where the tests go
The path covers the skills tested on the SAT and ACT, including subject-verb agreement, verb tense, antecedent agreement, parallel structure, dangling modifiers, sentence boundaries, colons and dashes, and plural vs possessive.
Built by educators, for educators
GrammarGlasses was built by tutors for their own students, and used in and between real sessions before it was a product. It explains every answer the way a tutor sitting beside you would.
We are Monocular Labs, and you can reach a human at hello@monocularlabs.com.
Who’s it for?
- Students who get to the end of a paragraph and have to read it again
- Anyone taking the SAT or ACT, either of which requires the ability to correctly identify complex sentence structures
- Teachers and tutors who need to remediate grammar gaps but don’t have the time
- Writers who want to say what they mean
- Adults who were taught all this once and would like it back
What does it cost?
All units through Pronouns are free for good. No card, and no trial running down. Everything after that is $10 a month, and you can stop whenever you like.
Traditional or modern?
Both. We’re educators, not the grammar police. Our focus is pedagogy, not pedantry. The initial release of GrammarGlasses is based on traditional grammatical categories. An alternative learning path built around modern grammatical categories is in development, so stay tuned.
See the structure of sentences.