200 English Grammar Mistakes!
A Workbook of Common Grammar and Punctuation Errors with Examples, Exercises and Solutions So You Never Make Them Again
Melony Jacobs
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Contents
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Introduction
The English language has its grammar outline. This outline is all about medium and convention that determines and guides how to speak and write. In grammar, this outline includes word spelling, word inflection, and word arrangement in sentence making. More importantly, the English language is not static; rather, it is dynamic. The language has gone through much evolution from the days of retaining German forms of the plural of some words until now. Therefore, communication requires adequate and proper understanding of grammar.
I am Melony Jacobs, a 52-year-old professional editor and proofreader. I studied writing and the English language in university. Hence, you can count on my experience and expertise to help you to be more effective as a speaker and writer of one of the most popular languages in the world. I am committed to learning and that is why I read at least a book every week. I have come across many common mistakes people make when they speak and write. Therefore, I have decided to do my share to help others by putting this material together.
I am on a personal quest to help people improve their English grammar skills. This book came about because I believe a book is the best way to put all the information together in a coherent manner. English grammar simply means how the English language is structured. It is a system of how the English language hangs together. It is really necessary that you develop a good grammar structure for many reasons, as stated below:
To have clear communication : Clear communication is fundamental for any individual. The biggest problem that arises from poor grammar is unclear communication. People tend to have incoherence in speeches simply because of grammatical blunder. If you make a mistake of including a singular verb where inappropriate, you may communicate a wrong message.
For example, if you are just deplaned and you say; Our flight time is approximately forty-two minutes, The person youre talking to may think you haven"t boarded the plane at all. However, the correct thing to say is: Our flight time was approximately forty-two minutes. (past tense)
Wrong impression: Psychologists say, first impressions are lasting. If you are a job applicant, the first thing you may want to take care of is your cover letter and curriculum vitae. For example, if the cover letter is an embodiment of grammatical mistakes, you may have practically created a wrong impression of yourself irrespective of how qualified you are for the job. Also, if you are preparing or presenting a proposal for a project, you need to have a good command of the English language to make sense to your audience.
Sometimes, there may be disagreements about what correct or incorrect English is. Incorrect grammar is commonly used in informal communication or speech. But does that make it correct and appropriate? Correct grammar remains correct irrespective of where and how it is used (whether formally or informally), likewise, incorrect grammar. Therefore, it is important that you strive to learn and be effective in the way you handle the English language. You should not stop learning. Hence, leveraging the guidelines in a book like this will expose you to a whole range of grammar mistakes and thereby sharpen your knowledge.
In this book, the errors are discussed by providing you with examples. The correct versions are shown thereafter. It is important that you are able to consolidate what you are learning. Learning cannot be said to have taken place when you cannot recall the information. Any information that cannot be recalled is useless to you and others. To help you consolidate your learning so that you wont make the same errors again, there are multiple-choice quiz questions for you in this book. After the correct versions have been highlighted, you will have multiple-choice questions to answer to help you recall.
Foundational English grammar mistakes in various parts of speech are discussed in this book. In other words, you will learn to avoid basic mistakes when using verbs, nouns, adverbs, pronouns, and adjectives. There are also common mistakes people make when using grammar components like heteronyms, homographs, and homophones. You will get to know the correct way to go about the use of these grammar components, as well and much more.
In the social media era, it has become much more important to be careful about the way you speak and write. Your mistakes can go viral in no time. It is not right to bully people and I will never advocate that. However, the reality is that there are unscrupulous people in this world who will pounce on the errors of others mercilessly. Hence, you need to protect yourself from being a prey to such malicious people. Thankfully, you dont need any sophisticated weapon to protect yourself but adequate and constant learning.
Therefore, I encourage you to read this book with the desire to improve your grammar skills. When you improve your communication and writing skills, you are adding more value to yourself. So dont read this book just because youre not so busy and cant find something else to do with your time. Study it to get better and become more effective. I have done my part to put together accurate information in a coherent way to boost your effectiveness. The ball is in your court now to study the playbook with the right attitude. I know you will be off and running. Lets get started!