Frequently made English grammar mistakes, such as misused apostrophes and dangling modifiers, each with a correction.
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- Which is correct: 'The dog wagged its tail' or 'The dog wagged it's tail'?
- The dog wagged its tail. Its is possessive; it's means it is.
- Which is correct: 'There going to the store' or 'They're going to the store'?
- They're going to the store. They're is a contraction of they are.
- Which is correct: 'Your welcome' or 'You're welcome'?
- You're welcome. You're is a contraction of you are.
- Is it correct to use an apostrophe in regular plural words, like 'the 1990s' or 'the 1990's'?
- No. Use 1990s without an apostrophe. Apostrophes show possession, not plurals.
- What is wrong with this sentence: 'Walking down the street, the tree came into view'?
- It has a dangling modifier. The phrase 'Walking down the street' appears to modify 'tree,' but a tree does not walk. Correct: Walking down the street, I saw the tree come into view.
- What is wrong with this sentence: 'I saw the car with the man that had the broken window'?
- It has a misplaced modifier. Does the man or the car have the broken window? Move the modifier: I saw the car with the broken window and the man inside, or be clearer about which noun it modifies.
- Which is correct: 'The team are ready' or 'The team is ready'?
- The team is ready. Team is singular and takes a singular verb.
- What error does this sentence have: 'I love to run, I run every day'?
- It is a comma splice. Two independent clauses are joined only by a comma. Use a period, semicolon, or conjunction: I love to run; I run every day.
- What is a run-on sentence?
- A run-on sentence incorrectly joins two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or a coordinating conjunction. Correct with a period, semicolon, or and/but/or.
- What is a sentence fragment?
- A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks an independent clause. It may have only a dependent clause or a phrase. It must have a subject and verb to be a complete sentence.
- Which is correct: 'Who is ready?' or 'Whom is ready?'
- Who is ready? Who is the subject of the sentence. Whom is the object form.
- Which word means to influence or change, and which means the result or outcome: affect or effect?
- Affect means to influence (usually a verb). Effect means the result (usually a noun).
- Which is correct: 'She ran faster then him' or 'She ran faster than him'?
- She ran faster than him. Than is used for comparisons. Then means at that time.
- Which is correct: 'There are fewer items' or 'There are less items'?
- There are fewer items. Fewer is used for countable nouns. Less is used for uncountable nouns (less water, fewer drops).
- Should you use between or among when referring to three or more people?
- Use among. Between is for two; among is for three or more.