Grammar Questions And Proof-reading

If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is. 1 If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is. Linking verbs: I am a programming teacher He is a student

If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is. Linking verbs: I am a programming teacher He is a student Don’t: A programming teacher is what I am. A student is what he is.

If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is. Linking verbs: I am a programming teacher He is a student Don’t: A programming teacher is what I am. A student is what he is. Home is where the heart is.

Never use prepositions to end sentences with. 2 Never use prepositions to end sentences with. Prepositions: of, in, with, at, on Do’s and Don’ts: That is not the sort of sentence grammarians would find pleasure in. That is not the sort of sentence grammarians would find pleasurable. Grammarians would not find that sentence pleasing. This is an impertinence I will not put up with. I will not put up with this impertinence. That is what little girls are made of. Little girls are made of that.

Never use prepositions to end sentences with. Prepositions: of, in, with, at, on Do’s and Don’ts: That is not the sort of sentence grammarians would find pleasure in. That is not the sort of sentence grammarians would find pleasurable. Grammarians would not find that sentence pleasing. This is an impertinence I will not put up with. I will not put up with this impertinence. That is what little girls are made of. Little girls are made of that.

Never use prepositions to end sentences with. Prepositions: of, in, with, at, on MOVE NOUN UP! Do’s and Don’ts: That is not the sort of sentence grammarians would find pleasure in. That is not the sort of sentence grammarians would find pleasurable. Grammarians would not find that sentence pleasing. This is an impertinence I will not put up with. I will not put up with this impertinence. That is what little girls are made of. Little girls are made of it.

Never use prepositions to end sentences with. Prepositions: of, in, with, at, on MOVE NOUN UP! Do’s and Don’ts: That is not the sort of sentence grammarians would find pleasure in. That is not the sort of sentence grammarians would find pleasurable. Grammarians would not find that sentence pleasing. This is an impertinence I will not put up with. I will not put up with this impertinence. That is what little girls are made of. Little girls are made of it.

Never use prepositions to end sentences with. Prepositions: of, in, with, at, on MOVE NOUN UP! Do’s and Don’ts: That is not the sort of sentence grammarians would find pleasure in. That is not the sort of sentence grammarians would find pleasurable. Grammarians would not find that sentence pleasing. This is an impertinence I will not put up with. I will not put up with this impertinence. That is what little girls are made of. Little girls are made of it.

Never use prepositions to end sentences with. Prepositions: of, in, with, at, on Do’s and Don’ts: That is not the sort of sentence grammarians would find pleasure in. That is not the sort of sentence grammarians would find pleasurable. Grammarians would not find that sentence pleasing. This is an impertinence I will not put up with. I will not put up with this impertinence. That is what little girls are made of. Little girls are made of it.

No sentence fragments. 3 Every sentence needs a noun and a verb. A grammarians say: “If you ain’t got a verb, you ain’t got a sentence.” Permissive grammarians. Permissive grammarians say that, to show their familarity with dialect. Enough of this page. Turn! That is enough of this page. Turn!

No sentence fragments. Every sentence needs a noun and a verb. A grammarians say: “If you ain’t got a verb, you ain’t got a sentence.” Permissive grammarians. Permissive grammarians say that, to show their familarity with dialect. Enough of this page. Turn! That is enough of this page. Turn!

No sentence fragments. Every sentence needs a noun and a verb. A grammarians say: “If you ain’t got a verb, you ain’t got a sentence.” Permissive grammarians. Permissive grammarians say that, to show their familarity with dialect. Enough of this page. Turn! That is enough of this page. Turn!

Parallelism Problems 4 English loves consistency, symmetry and parallel structure. Things in a sentence must all be the same form. If you are using a plural, stay with the plural. If you are in the past, stay with the past. Do not say: “I love swimming, jogging and apples”. Apples doesn’t match swimming and jogging. Swimming, jogging and eating does. I love to swim, to jog and to eat apples, works too.

More Parallelism Problems Do not say: “Privacy concerns, concurrency and immense processing power mean that Google’s proposal for individual search results is currently unfeasible.” Privacy concerns, concurrency and immense processing power don’t match. Privacy concerns, concurrency issues and processing demands do.

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Formal writing is what is being tested on the literacy test. Just don’t use them: 7 I Contractions ! All-caps Txtmsg speech Formal writing is what is being tested on the literacy test.

Other hints Verbs has to agree with their subjects 8 Verbs has to agree with their subjects And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction. Proof read carefully to see if you any words out.