Today’s Word Editor offers a lot of flexibility. The Grammar settings I tend to apply are listed below.
To review yours, go to File -> Options -> Proofing -> Writing Style Grammar & Refinements settings
| Grammar | Adjective used instead of adverb |
| Grammar | Adjective used instead of noun |
| Grammar | Adjective used instead of verb |
| Grammar | Adverb instead of adjective |
| Grammar | “An” “And” confusion |
| Grammar | Capitalization of “March” and “May” |
| Grammar | Capitalization of personal titles |
| Grammar | Comma after conjunction |
| Grammar | Comma after greetings |
| Grammar | Comma before contrast |
| Grammar | Comma before prepositional phrase |
| Grammar | Comma before quotations |
| Grammar | Comma used instead of conjunction |
| Grammar | Commas around descriptive clause |
| Grammar | Commas with nonrestrictive relative |
| Grammar | Commas with parenthetical |
| Grammar | Commas with restrictive relative |
| Grammar | Commonly confused phrases |
| Grammar | Commonly confused words |
| Grammar | Correlative conjunction mismatch |
| Grammar | Divide word |
| Grammar | Embarrassing words |
| Grammar | Fused sentence |
| Grammar | Hyphenation |
| Grammar | Incomplete correlative conjunction pair |
| Grammar | Incorrect auxiliary |
| Grammar | Incorrect comma |
| Grammar | Incorrect determiner |
| Grammar | Incorrect intensifier |
| Grammar | Incorrect negation |
| Grammar | Incorrect number ending |
| Grammar | Incorrect preposition |
| Grammar | Incorrect pronoun case |
| Grammar | Incorrect quantifier |
| Grammar | Incorrect reflexive pronoun use |
| Grammar | Incorrect tag question |
| Grammar | Incorrect use of “that” |
| Grammar | Incorrect verb form |
| Grammar | Incorrect verb form after auxiliary |
| Grammar | Indefinite article |
| Grammar | Misheard phrases |
| Grammar | Missing auxiliary |
| Grammar | Missing coordinating conjunction |
| Grammar | Missing comma |
| Grammar | Missing comma between adjectives |
| Grammar | Missing determiner |
| Grammar | Missing object |
| Grammar | Missing preposition |
| Grammar | Missing quantifier |
| Grammar | Missing quotation marks |
| Grammar | Missing relativizer or interrogative |
| Grammar | Missing semicolon or period |
| Grammar | Missing subject |
| Grammar | Missing subordinating conjunction |
| Grammar | Missing verb |
| Grammar | Modal confusion |
| Grammar | Multiple modals |
| Grammar | Participle or adjective form |
| Grammar | Possessive and plural forms |
| Grammar | Pronoun number |
| Grammar | Redundant comma before complement clause |
| Grammar | Redundant comma before object |
| Grammar | Redundant comma following subject |
| Grammar | Redundant noun phrase |
| Grammar | Redundant question mark |
| Grammar | Repeated auxiliary |
| Grammar | Semicolon use |
| Grammar | Sentence fragment |
| Grammar | Spacing |
| Grammar | Subject-verb agreement |
| Grammar | Too many determiners |
| Grammar | Unnecessary adverb |
| Grammar | Unnecessary conjunction |
| Grammar | Unnecessary determiner |
| Grammar | Unnecessary hyphen |
| Grammar | Unnecessary preposition |
| Grammar | Unnecessary prepositional phrase |
| Grammar | Unnecessary pronoun |
| Grammar | Unnecessary quantifier |
| Grammar | Use of plain verb form |
| Grammar | Use of the word “lack” |
| Grammar | Use of “will” and “would” |
| Grammar | Verb use |
| Grammar | Verb used instead of noun |
| Grammar | “Which” “Who” confusion |
| Grammar | “Who” “Whom” confusion |
| Grammar | Wrong noun |
| Grammar | Word order |
| Grammar | Wrong conjunction |
| Grammar | Wrong suffix |
| Grammar | Wrong verb |
| Grammar | Wrong verb tense |
| Clarity | Adjective order |
| Clarity | Adverb placement |
| Clarity | Double negation |
| Clarity | Jargon |
| Clarity | Passive voice |
| Clarity | Sentence structure |
| Clarity | Simpler wording |
| Clarity | Split infinitives |
| Clarity | Use of euphemisms |
| Conciseness | Conjunction overuse |
| Conciseness | Wordiness |
| Inclusiveness | Age bias |
| Inclusiveness | Cultural bias |
| Inclusiveness | Ethnic slurs |
| Inclusiveness | Gender bias |
| Inclusiveness | Gendered pronouns |
| Inclusiveness | Gender-specific language |
| Inclusiveness | Racial bias |
| Inclusiveness | Sexual orientation bias |
| Inclusiveness | Socioeconomic bias |
| Punctuation conventions | Oxford comma |
| Punctuation conventions | Unnecessary comma |
| Punctuation conventions | Space between sentences: one |
| Resume | Vague verbs |
| Vocabulary | Collective nouns |
| Vocabulary | Profanity |
| Vocabulary | Vague adjectives |
| Vocabulary | Vague or superfluous adverbs |
| Vocabulary | Weak verbs |