G HERBST 2011 Grammar Crammers 21-30

Off of The of is unnecessary Examples:  Incorrect: He fell off of the bed.  Correct: He fell off the bed.

Parallel Structure Day 1: Read worksheet Day 1: Complete odds only (exercises) DAY 2: Complete even exercises

Quotation/quote Quotation  Noun  As in: Did you print that quotation in your story? OR Use quotation marks. Quote  Verb  As in: Can I quote you on that?

That, Who, Which Use that and which in referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name Use that for essential clauses, important to the meaning of a sentence without commas  Example: I remember the day that we met. Use which for nonessential clauses, where the pronoun is less necessary, and use commas  Example: The team, which finished last a year ago, is in first place. Hint: If you can drop the clause and not lose the meaning of the sentence, use which; otherwise, use that. Who always refers to people

There, Their, They’re There  Adverb indicating direction  Used with the force of a pronoun for impersonal constructions  Examples  We went there for dinner.  There is no food on the table. Their  Possessive pronoun  Example  They went to their house. They’re  Contraction for they are  Example  They’re going out for dinner.

There are, There is There are  To be used when the subject(s) following are two or more  Example:  There are many students who enjoy using their iPhones.  There are 15 students in Beginning Journalism. There is  To be used when the subject following is singular  Example:  There is only one president.  There is one yearbook adviser.

Toward, Towards Toward, not towards  Example:  We are moving toward going digital.  The tight end ran toward the end zone.

Backward, Afterward Backward, not backwards  Example:  People loved when Michael Jackson did the moonwalk because he was moving backward without lifting his feet. Afterward, not afterwards  Example:  It is important that you complete that task afterward.

Try and, Try to Try to is correct  We try to do something Try and is incorrect Examples:  The librarian tried to help me with my research project.  Together they can draft a blue print and try to find a general contractor.

Who, whom Who  Pronoun used for references to human beings and animals with a name.  The subject of a clause, sentence or phrase  Example:  The woman who rented the room left the window open.  Who is there? Whom  Used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition  Example:  The woman to whom the room was rented left the window open.  Whom do you wish to see? Hint: if the answer is she/he then the correct word to use is “who”; if the answer is her/him then the correct word to use is “whom”