Advise on spelling, punctuation, and grammar

Explanation

AI models can be used to check spelling, punctuation, and grammar in your work, much like in spellchecking software. This can have clear benefits such as AI tools being able to adjust for context-dependent spelling/writing conventions. However, you should be careful to ensure that the AI model does not alter your materials beyond these grammatical, syntactical, or spelling conventions.

Furthermore, it is good to ask for pointers rather than asking AI to make changes for you. If you get it to make changes for you, it can be tempting to copy and paste these in even if the model has introduced some errors or unwanted changes by mistake. 

Example Prompt

"Hello! I am just finishing the conclusion to my essay and I'm not sure it reads very well. Could you point out anything that you can think of in terms of grammar, syntax, or punctuation that could be improved? Thank you! Everything after this is my section of writing that I would like you to assess:

In conclusion this essay has discussed the positive impact of warm-downs for sprint training recovery. There are many positive benefits including faster injury recovery, however other areas such as diet can also influence this and need to be considered more carefully."

AI response  

Here's a breakdown of how your conclusion could be polished for clarity, grammar, and flow:

✍️ Original Text

In conclusion this essay has discussed the positive impact of warm-downs for sprint training recovery. There are many positive benefits including faster injury recovery, however other areas such as diet can also influence this and need to be considered more carefully.

✅ Suggested Revision

In conclusion, this essay has discussed the positive impact of warm-downs on sprint training recovery. Whilst they offer several benefits, including faster injury recovery, other factors—such as diet—can also influence recovery and should be considered more carefully.

🔍 What Was Improved

• Comma after “In conclusion”: Standard punctuation for introductory phrases.
• “for sprint training recovery” → “on sprint training recovery”: “Impact on” is more idiomatic.
• “positive benefits” → “benefits”: “Positive” is redundant here.
• “however” → “While…”: Improves sentence flow and avoids comma splice.
• Added em dashes around “such as diet”: Enhances readability and emphasis.