Do you constantly struggle with making simple, yet confusing grammatical errors in your writing?
If so, then keep reading…
If you’re like most of us, accidentally making grammatical errors – big and small – in our writing is inevitable. Whether it be in an academic piece of writing, or a simple little text message to your friend, making grammatical errors can be embarrassing and make your writing feel rushed and done with little to no care at all. With countless guides on how to properly write and speak, finding books that focus predominantly on common English grammar errors are few and far between.
Author(s): Jacobs, Melony
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 146
Tags: 200 English Grammar Mistakes with Examples, Exercises and Solutions
Introduction
Chapter 1: Foundational/Basic English Grammar Mistakes
Verbs
Adverbs
Adjectives
Conjunctions
Prepositions
Nouns
Pronouns
Interjections
Chapter Two: Grammar components and words
Abbreviations
Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs And Heteronyms
Chapter 3: Punctuation Marks
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Period (.)
Exclamation (!)
Ellipsis (…)
Comma (,)
Colon (:)
Semicolon (;)
Quotation Marks (“”)
Apostrophe (’)
Hyphens (-)
Dash (–)
General MCQs on Punctuation marks: find the appropriate answer to the following.
Chapter 4: Sentence Structure and Composition
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
First Person
Second Person
Third Person.......................................................................................................................
Subject
Predicate
Direct Objects
Indirect Objects
Clauses
Run-Ons
Subordinators
Phrases
Noun/Verb Phrases
Prepositional/Absolute
Appositives
Introductions
Body Paragraphs
Conclusions
Thesis
Chapter 5: Spelling and Formatting
Common Spelling Mistakes .
Vowels
“I Before E”
Suffixes
Infixes
Prefixes
Contradictions
Writing/Saying Dates
Numbers
Times and Clocks
Chapter 6: Advanced Writing Mistakes
General Advanced Writing Mistakes................................................................................
Not Defining the Goal of Your Writing
The Right Content For the Wrong Audience and Vice Versa
Fluff
Specific Advanced Writing Mistake
American and British English
Order of Adjectives
Further versus Farther
Clichés
Number Agreement
Feel Good versus Feel Well
Active Voice versus Passive Voices
Conclusion
References
