Common Grammar Errors
Common Grammar Errors
Common grammar errors – undermine your credibility, and this can prevent your
readers from accepting your message.
Your welcome.
too and to
Jack is be er.
an apostrophe in a plural
I should of known.
I should've known.
being or been
Cannibals don't eat clowns: they taste funny.
Elves are make-believe, just like Vampires and Eskimos.
Smelly and heavy, Janet encouraged the walrus to leave.
The cat scratched the dogs' nose.
licence or license
prac ce or prac se
Using "my wife and I" when you mean "me and my wife"
I caught a perch, a bass, and a pike. The pike was the biggest.
if and whether
He is an extremely-talented actor.
The printer comes with 3 years insurance.
Tornadoes are most common in the Spring and least common in Winter.
Tornadoes are most common in the spring and least common in winter.
Can I introduce you to my sister John?
Did she say "I love you?"
This is the type of situa on I get angry about.
I want you to really try.
Star ng a sentence with "and" or "but"
I won three teddy bears on the shoo ng stall. And I didn't have my glasses.
Those who know, know.
Trea ng "none" as a plural word
Explain in your own words the differences between these confusing words: