top 10 grammatical mistakes
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Top 10 Grammatical Mistakes
By Janice Wei
1. Subject- verb Agreement For example: 1. ( Is Are ) rice or noodles your favorite food?
2. Neither of the choices ( was were ) available today.
2.Pronoun-antecedent Agreement
1. The dog dropped ( his her its) bone.
2. The policeman looks good in ( his her its) new uniform.
3.Pronoun Case
1. ( We Us ) girls can always help.
2. Yes, it was Bill and ( he him ).
4.Verb Forms
1. The baby already ( drank drunk ) two bottles of milk before dinner.
2. The man he rescued almost ( drownded drowned ).
5.Idioms
1. Parents should not prefer one child ( to over) another.
2. We are desirous ( to of) learning more English.
6.Who or Whom?
1. The highest score will be received by ( whoever whomever) does the best on this quiz.
2. The man to ( who whom) you spoke is Jason's father.
7. Lie or Lay?
1. The workers came to ( lie lay) the new carpet.
2. The old couple always liked to ( lie lay) down for a nap every afternoon.
8. Adjectives and Adverbs
1. Bruce was happy that he did so ( good well) on his exam.
2. She was ( real really) hungry, too.
9. Diction I
1. Sally looked ( as if like) she were going to cry.
2. The plumber fixed the ( continual continuous) drip of the faucet.
10. Diction II
1. There were ( fewer less) cars on the highway than we expected.
2. I ( surely sure) do thank you for helping me.