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Grammar Crammers 21-30

Grammar Crammers 21-30. G Herbst 2011. Off of. The of is unnecessary Examples: Incorrect: He fell off of the bed. Correct: He fell off the bed. Parallel Structure. Day 1: Read worksheet Day 1: Complete odds only (exercises) DAY 2: Complete even exercises. Quotation/quote.

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Grammar Crammers 21-30

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  1. Grammar Crammers 21-30 G Herbst 2011

  2. Off of • The of is unnecessary • Examples: • Incorrect: He fell off of the bed. • Correct: He fell off the bed.

  3. Parallel Structure Day 1: Read worksheet Day 1: Complete odds only (exercises) DAY 2: Complete even exercises

  4. Quotation/quote • Quotation • Noun • As in: Did you print that quotation in your story? OR Use quotation marks. • Quote • Verb • As in: Can I quote you on that?

  5. That, Who, Which • Use that and which in referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name • Use that for essential clauses, important to the meaning of a sentence without commas • Example: I remember the day that we met. • Use which for nonessential clauses, where the pronoun is less necessary, and use commas • Example: The team, which finished last a year ago, is in first place. • Hint: If you can drop the clause and not lose the meaning of the sentence, use which; otherwise, use that. • Who always refers to people

  6. There, Their, They’re • There • Adverb indicating direction • Used with the force of a pronoun for impersonal constructions • Examples • We went there for dinner. • There is no food on the table. • Their • Possessive pronoun • Example • They went to their house. • They’re • Contraction for they are • Example • They’re going out for dinner.

  7. There are, There is • There are • To be used when the subject(s) following are two or more • Example: • There are many students who enjoy using their iPhones. • There are 15 students in Beginning Journalism. • There is • To be used when the subject following is singular • Example: • There is only one president. • There is one yearbook adviser.

  8. Toward, Towards • Toward, not towards • Example: • We are moving toward going digital. • The tight end ran toward the end zone.

  9. Backward, Afterward • Backward, not backwards • Example: • People loved when Michael Jackson did the moonwalk because he was moving backward without lifting his feet. • Afterward, not afterwards • Example: • It is important that you complete that task afterward.

  10. Try and, Try to • Try to is correct • We try to do something • Try and is incorrect • Examples: • The librarian tried to help me with my research project. • Together they can draft a blue print and try to find a general contractor.

  11. Who, whom • Who • Pronoun used for references to human beings and animals with a name. • The subject of a clause, sentence or phrase • Example: • The woman who rented the room left the window open. • Who is there? • Whom • Used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition • Example: • The woman to whom the room was rented left the window open. • Whom do you wish to see? • Hint: if the answer is she/he then the correct word to use is “who”; if the answer is her/him then the correct word to use is “whom”

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