Double Negatives/ Usage Problems/ Pronoun Cases/ Who vs. Whom

Double Negatives A sentence that contains two negative words. Do not write sentences with double negatives. To express a negative idea, you should use only one negative word. Ex. 1 Wrong: I can’t never remember his name. Correct: I can never remember his name. Ex. 2 Wrong: We never saw no lions. Correct: We never saw any lions.

Common Usage Problems “To accept most commonly means to receive willingly. Except usually means apart from or excluding. “ “Advise is a verb and advice is a noun. So advice is what is given and the act of giving advice is called advising (or to advise).” “In most situations, affect is used as a verb and effect as a noun.”

“All ready means completely prepared “All ready means completely prepared. Already means prior to a specified or implied time.” “When exactly two entities are specified, between should always be used: Ex.“This contract is entered into between the Seller and the Purchaser.” Among should be used where the entities are considered as a group, mass or collectivity: Ex. “There is consensus among shareholders that this approach be adopted.” “Beside is a preposition meaning "next to.“ Besides is a preposition meaning "except" or "in addition to.“”

“Farther is used in relation to physical distance; it means "at or to a greater distance" whereas "further" means "to a greater degree".” “When the context is that of a comparing, use "than"; in most other cases, especially when used in the context of time or the order in which events occur, the correct usage is "then".” There, Their, and They’re http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdyhxtIZsJc

To, Too, and Two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5GWRL65Ky4 “Into indicates movement, action or transformation. "In to" is usually used to mean "in order to".”

Pronoun Cases The relation between a pronoun’s form and its use in a sentence is known as case. English has three cases: nominative, objective, and possessive. Case Pronoun Form Uses in Sentence Nominative I, we, you, he, she, it, they Subject of a verb, Predicate Pronoun Objective Me, us, you, him, her, it, them Direct or Indirect Object, Object of a preposition Possessive My, mine, our/s, your/s, his, hers, her, its, their/s To show ownership

Nominative Case Use a personal pronoun in the nominative case (1) as the subject of a verb or (2) as a predicate pronoun. Subject of a Verb THEY are expecting a package. After school, Ralph and HE headed for home. Predicate Pronoun The chairperson will be SHE.

Objective Case Use a personal pronoun in the objective case as (1) a direct object (2) indirect object or (3) the object of a preposition. Direct Object I admire HIM. Debi met Tom and HER in the gym. Indirect Object The usher handed THEM a program. Object of a Preposition Alice sat beside HER. Do not leave without Michael and ME.

Possessive Case Use the possessive case of personal pronouns before nouns to show possession. Use certain personal pronouns by themselves to indicate possession. Personal Pronouns in the possessive case are never written with apostrophes. Before Nouns HIS brother plays the guitar. Can you come to OUR house? By Themselves MINE is the pink suitcase. Is that notebook YOURS?

Who VS. Whom Who is a pronoun in the nominative case, Like other nominative pronouns, who is used as the subject of a verb. The Subject of a Question WHO finished first? The Subject of a Subordinating Clause I met the woman WHO directs the recreation program here.

Who VS. Whom Whom is a pronoun in the objective case. Like other objective pronouns, whom is used (1) as the direct object of a verb or (2) as the object of a preposition. The Direct Object of a Verb WHOM did she ask to return? It was William WHOM they interviewed. The Object of a Preposition To WHOM shall I address this note? Here is the artist about WHOM I was speaking.

Sources Used Grammar Workbook http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/accept_except.htm http://www.diffen.com/difference/Advice_vs_Advise http://www.diffen.com/difference/Affect_vs_Effect http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/already_all_ready.htm http://www.translegal.com/common-mistakes/between-vs-among http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/Beside.htm http://www.diffen.com/difference/Farther_vs_Further http://www.diffen.com/difference/Than_vs_Then http://www.diffen.com/difference/In_To_vs_Into