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5 Common Grammar Mistakes

Whether you are writing an email, drafting an office memo or just chatting with your coworkers, using words incorrectly can make you look bad. Here’s some help.

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5 Common Grammar Mistakes

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  1. 5 Common Grammar Mistakes grammar Miotakeo That Almost Everyone Makes And How You can (And Should) Avoid Them

  2. ‘Whether youarewrilingzanelnail, drajlinqan cflwemanoorjuotchatwtgwithyourwworkero, uoingwordoincorrectllaocanntakegzouloohbad. ’Here’o Acme help. Produced bg Yang A0 we‘: 3; Lyxngaowoieovnookcom

  3. #1: The Problem With “Everybody”

  4. “Everybody must bring their own writing materials. ”

  5. “Everybody must bring their own writing materials. ” Did mow see antgthing wrong with this sentence?

  6. “Everybody must bring their own writing materials. ” Did moo see otntgthing wrong with this sentence? Let's tooae a. closer look.

  7. “Everybody must bring their own writing materials. ” mo goo see ongtvong wrong with this sentence? Let's take a. closer look. Everybody must bring their own writing materials. it singotour

  8. “Everybody must bring their own writing materials. ” Did goo see ongtining wrong with this sentence? Let's take a. closer look. Everybody must bring their own writing materials. II it singotour plorou

  9. “Everybody must bring their own writing materials. ” Did goo see onigthing wrong with this sentence? Let's take a. closer look. Everybody must bring their own writing materials. ll ll singolwr pit/ rat There is (1. disogreementbetween the noon (E/ verigbodtg) and the pronoun (their).

  10. “Everybody must bring their own writing materials. ” Did goo see onigthing wrong with this sentence? Let's take a. closer look. Everybody must bring their own writing materials. II it singular plural ‘there is (1. disagreement between the noun (averigboaig) and The pronoun (their). It the noun is singular (denotingjust one person or thinglthe pronoun must be singular.

  11. “Everybody must bring their own writing materials. ” Did igou see anigthirig wrong with this sentence? Let's take a closer look. vei'yto: .'y must bring their own writing materials. singular plural There is a disagreement between the noun (averigbodlg) and the pronoun (their). it the noun is singular (denotingjust one person or thing), the pronoun must be singular. Likewise, it the noun is plural (denoting more than one person or thing), then the pronoun must be plural.

  12. “Everybody must bring their own writing materials. ” Did gou see angthirlg wrong with this sentence? Let's take a closer look. vei'yto: .'y must bring their own writing materials. singular plural There is a disagreement between the noun (avergbodg) and the pronoun (their). it the noun is singular (denotingjust one person or thing), the pronoun must be singular. Likewise, it the noun is plural (denoting more than one person or thing), then the pronoun must be plural. iheretore, the correct wag to sag it should be:

  13. “Everybody must bring their own writing materials. ” Did gou see angthirlg wrong with this sentence? Let's take a closer look. Everybody must bring their own writing materials. II it singular plural ‘there is a disagreementbetween the noun (evergbodg) and the pronoun (their). it the noun is singular (denotingjust one person or thing), the pronoun must be singular. Likewise, it the noun is plural (denoting more than one person or thing), then the pronoun must be plural therefore, the correct wag to sag it should be: Everybody must bring his or her own writing materials.

  14. #2: The Problem with “She don’i. ..”

  15. “She don't know what she’s talking about. ”

  16. “She don't know what she’s talking about. ” Did gou spot angthing?

  17. “She don't know what she’s talking about. ” Did gou spot angthing? How about this?

  18. “She don't know what she’s talking about. ” Did goo spot angthing? How about this? She do not know what she is talkingabout.

  19. “She don't know what she’s talking about. ” Did goo spot angthing? How about this? She do not know what she is talkingabout. ll singular

  20. “She don't know what she’s talking about. ” Did goo spot angthing? How about this? She do not know what she is talkingabout. ll ‘ singular pwral

  21. “She don't know what she's talking about. ” Did goo spot angthing? How about this? She do not know what she is talkingabout. ll ‘ singular pwral verg much like the previous example, there is a disagreementbetween the pronoun (she) and the verb (do).

  22. “She don't know what she’s talkingabout. ” Did goo spot angthing? How about this? E13 do not know what she is talkingabout. singular plural verg much like the previous example, there is a disagreementbetween the pronoun (she) and the verb (do). the same principle at the singular-to-singular and plural-to-plural agreements applies here.

  23. “She don't know what she’s talkingabout. ” Did goo spot angthing? How about this? E13 do not know what she is talkingabout. singular plural verg much like the previous example, there is a disagreementbetween the pronoun (she) and the verb (do). the same principle at the singular-to-singular and plural-to-plural agreements applies here. theretore, the correct wag to sag it should be:

  24. “She don't know what she's ta| kingabout. ” Did gou spot angthing? How about this? She do not know what she is talkingabout. ii‘ singular pkzral verg much like the previous example, there is a disagreementbetween the pronoun (she) and the verb (do). the same principle of the singular-to-singular and plural-to-plural agreements applies here. therefore, the correct wag to sag it should be: She doesn't know. .. or She does not know. ..

  25. #3: The Problem With “hie and XXX. ..”

  26. “Me and Sam are going for | uneh. ”

  27. “Me and Sam are going for lunch. ’’ “Me and my sister were at the concert last night. ”

  28. “Me and Sam are going for lunch. ’’ “Me and my sister were at the concert last night. ” “Me and my team are working on the solutions. ”

  29. “Me and Sam are going for lunch. ’’ “Me and my sister were at the concert last night. ” “Me and my team are working on the solutions. ” sound familiar?

  30. “Me and Sam are going for | unch. ” “Me and my sister were at the concert last night. ” “Me and my team are working on the solutions. ” sound familiar? if gou take out “mg sister" and “mg team" from each of the respective sentence, “gou" become the onlg subject.

  31. “Me and Sam are going for lunch. ’’ “Me and my sisterwere at the concert last night. ” “Me and my team are working on the solutions. ” sound familiar? if goo take out “sam”, "mg sister" and "mg team” from each of the respective sentence, "goo” become the onlg subject. if goo are the onlg subject, how would goo sag it?

  32. “Me and Sam are going for lunch. ’’ “Me and my sister were at the concert last night. ” “Me and my team are working on the solutions. ” sound familiar? if goo take out “mg sister" and “mg team" from each of the respective sentence, “goo" become the onlg subject. if goo are the onlg subject, how would gou sag it? ‘‘I am going for lunch. ’’ ‘‘I was at the concert last night. ” ‘‘I am working on the solutions. ”

  33. You wooldntsag “hie am going for lunch. ’’ “lie was at the concert last night. ” “hie am working on the solutions. ”

  34. You wooldntsag “hie am going for lunch. ’’ “lie was at the concert last night. ” “hie am working on the solutions. ” $0, when goo Md b(lCl< "3(, UYi", "Mtg sister", and "Wilg team”, the sentence 00l’iSiTUOTi0l’l remains the same.

  35. You wooldntsag “hie am going for lunch. ’’ “lie was at the concert last night. ” “hie am working on the solutions. ” so, when goo add back “sam", “mg sister", and "mg team", the sentence construction remains the same. You are simplg adding the other person(s), and note that goo have to mention the other person first.

  36. You vvouldn'tsag= “Me am going for lunch. ’’ “Me was at the concert last night. ” “Me am working on the solutions. ” so, when gou add back “mg sister", and “mg team", the sentence C0l'lSTYUOTi0ll remains The same. You are simplg addingthe other person(s), and note that goo have to mention the other person first. Sam and I are going for lunch. My sister and I were at the concert last night. My team and I are working on the solutions.

  37. #4: The Problem With “| t’s”

  38. “This is my new pet dog. it's name is DoDo. ”

  39. “This is my new pet dog. it's name is DoDo. ” “The management has succeeded in meeting it’s objectives. ”

  40. “This is my new pet dog. it's name is DoDo. ” “The management has succeeded in meeting it’s objectives. ” this one is osuallg trickg.

  41. “This is my new pet dog. it's name is DoDo. ” “The management has succeeded in meeting it's objectives. ” this one is usuallg trickg.

  42. “This is my new pet dog. It's name is DoDo. ” “The management has succeeded in meeting it’s objectives. ” this one is usuallg trickg. An apostrophe normallg sgmboliees possession, as in “i/ lg dog'S name is DoDo. "

  43. “This is my new pet dog. |t’s name is DoDo. ” “The management has succeeded in meeting it’s objectives. ” this one is usuallg trickg. An apostrophe normallg sgmboliees possession, as in “l/ llg dog’s name is D0170." However, possessive pronouns Do llothave apostrophes. therefore the possessive pronoun its should alwags be used without the apostrophe.

  44. “This is my new pet dog. It's name is DoDo. ” “The management has succeeded in meeting it’s objectives. ” this one is usuallg trickg. An apostrophe normallg sgmboliees possession, as in “i/ lg dog's name is D0170." However, possessive pronouns D0 ilothave apostrophes therefore the possessive pronoun its should alwags be used without the apostrophe. “This is my new pet dog. Its name is DoDo. ” “The management has succeeded in meeting its objectives. ”

  45. “This is my new pet dog. It's name is DoDo. ” “The management has succeeded in meeting it’s objectives. ” this one is usuallg trickg. An apostrophe normallg sgmboliees possession, as in “i/ lg dog's name is DoDo. " However, possessive pronouns D0 ilothave apostrophes therefore the possessive pronoun its should alwags be used without the apostrophe. “This is my new pet dog. Its name is DoDo. ” “The management has succeeded in meeting its objectives. ” rt"s is the abbreviated form of "itis", as in "its raining"

  46. “This is my new pet dog. It's name is DoDo. ” “The management has succeeded in meeting it’s objectives. ” this one is usuallg trickg. An apostrophe normallg sgmboliees possession, as in “i/ lg dog's name is DoDo. " However, possessive pronouns D0 ilothave apostrophes therefore the possessive pronoun its should alwags be used without the apostrophe. “This is my new pet dog. Its name is DoDo. ” “The management has succeeded in meeting its objectives. ” rt"s is the abbreviated form of "it is", as in "its raining" As for its’, there's no such thing

  47. #5: The Problem With “More"

  48. “My grades are more better than his. ”

  49. “My grades are more better than his. ” “How do I make the titles look more bigger and bolder? ’’

  50. “My grades are more better than his. ” “How do I make the titles look more bigger and bolder? ’’ this is should be easg to spot.

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