Grammar can make or break your success - here are 7 tips everyone should master

• Bad email grammar can make others think you aren't intelligent.
• I'm the executive editor of a magazine and know firsthand how grammar can change the meaning of a sentence.
• Don't get caught up in miscommunication. Master these simple tips.

As the executive editor of Avenue Magazine, a luxury lifestyle publication based in New York City, I see the importance of proper grammar every day. But you don't have to work in publishing to realize the necessity. Misplaced commas, an incorrect spelling, or a missing hyphen can change the whole meaning of a sentence.

Grammar exists for clarity. A classic example is the sentence, "Let's eat mom," which reads much differently than "Let's eat, mom." In the first, the writer is having her mom for dinner. In the latter, she is urging her mom to eat with her.

Don't get caught up in an email chain of miscommunication. Read on for seven tips on how to improve your English expertise.