Miscellaneous Usage Problems. Double Negatives “I can’t get no space around here!” Can’t get any can get no She didn’t do nothing about it. Didn’t do.

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Miscellaneous Usage Problems

Double Negatives “I can’t get no space around here!” Can’t get any can get no She didn’t do nothing about it. Didn’t do anything did nothing I couldn’t hardly stand it. Could hardly She wanted to go irregardless of rules. Regardless

Faulty Connectors and Adverbs Being that Seeing as how On account of Could of Might of All of a sudden Off of All of these Because Because of Could have Might have Suddenly Off All these

Two Word problems A lot—colloquial, anyway He took a lot of paper to the test. He took a whole ream of paper to the test. Already/All ready Already=past He asked her already? All ready=preparation Is she all ready for the dance? All right Though he was in an accident, he is all right.

Like and As Like is a preposition that may ONLY be followed by a noun/noun phrase She looked like her mother. She seemed like a nice girl. As/As if is a conjunction and MUST have a subject and a verb (even implied) following: She played as her mother had played. Say it as if you mean it. Exceptions: Comparatives as-----as She’s as lanky as John. (is lanky understood)

Adjective and Adverb Forms AdjectivePred. Adj.Adverb Fast talker was fast ran fast Steady top was steady walked steadily Easy workwas easydid it easily Real girlwas realreally happy

Good/Well Bad/Badly She did a good job. She did well at golf. She felt well. She felt well. (sense of touch) She felt good. She did a bad job. She did it badly. She felt bad. She felt badly. (sense of touch) She felt bad. She felt unwell.

Troublemakers He was hurt badly. ….badly hurt. She was really beautiful. (adverb=very) She was a real beauty. (means actual) It surely/certainly was lucky. It was an awfully nice present NO-NO’s: It sure is cold. It’s pretty cold. It’s awful cold.

Distinctions: prepositions and adverb pairs Further---additional material Farther---additional distance Talk further on how much farther we have to go. Between—preposition used with two items Among—preposition used with more than two. She hovered among the team members, between the quarterback and the kicker.

More pairs Besides –preposition meaning additional Beside –preposition meaning next to Who’s going besides Karen? Who’s sitting beside Karen? Toward –preposition indicating direction (towards—same thing, but less accepted) She felt good toward John.

Comparatives: One or two syllables 2 items/people – er Today was warmerthan yesterday. 3 or more --est Today was the warmest day all week. Three or more syllables 2 items/people—more Today’s temperature was more moderate than yesterday’s. 3 or more—most Today was the most moderate day all week.

Most Famous Troublemakers: Good: She was a good skier. Better—comparing 2 She skied better than Mary. Best—more than 2: She was the best skier in the group. Bad: She was a bad diver. Worse—comparing 2 Her diving was worse than his. Worst—more than 2 She was the worst diver on the team.

Different From -- not than List the ways in which she was different from me. You can’t tell which one is different from the others. Explain how the South was no different from other regions in America. The government obtains funds differently from any other entity.

Can vs May/Will vs Shall Can=physical ability to He can lift it. May=permission to He may go, too. May I go with him? Note: we use may more to indicate doubt than to indicate permission. Will=simple future He will go, too. Shall=emphasis He shall go! MacArthur: “I shall return!”

Punctuating Quotations Put quotation marks around a speaker’s words. Use a comma (question mark or exclamation mark when appropriate) at the end of the quote if the dialogue tag (ie. Said Jon) comes after the quote; a period if the quote ends the sentence: “You can’t be serious!” said Jon. “Yes, I am,” answered Mary. Jon retorted, “Well, you shouldn’t be.”

Punctuating Quotes, 2 If the dialogue tag (ie. said Mary) comes in the middle of the quote, use a comma if the tag interrupts a sentence. Note that you use lower case at the beginning of the rest of the quote: “I don’t want to go,” said Mary, “ because I can’t stand you!” “Well,” exclaimed Janis, “if that’s the way you feel!” If the dialogue tag comes in the middle of the quote, but the first part is a complete sentence, place a period at the end of the tag and start the last part of the quote with a capital letter: “I don’t want to go,” said Mary. “I can’t stand you!”