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Common Grammatical Errors Misuses
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Adjectives & Adverbs Prepositions Double Negatives
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Adjectives & Adverbs
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Part of Speech Modifies AdjectivesNouns Adverbs (often end in – ly) Verbs, Adjectives, or other Adverbs
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ComparativeSuperlative MoreMost BetterBest FasterFastest TallerTallest Adjectives & Adverbs
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Good is an adjective Well is an adverb Britney did good on the test. Britney did well on the test. Jacilyn looked at the first question and answered it quickly. Jacilyn looked at the first question and answered it quick. The Chargers will be the best team and beat the Broncos this weekend. The Chargers will be the better team and beat the Broncos this weekend. Gabriel is a real big authority on football. Gabriel is a really big authority on football.
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Adjectives & Adverbs? Good is an adjective Well is an adverb Britney did good on the test. Britney did well on the test. Jacilyn looked at the first question and answered it quickly. Jacilyn looked at the first question and answered it quick. The Chargers will be the best team and beat the Broncos this weekend. The Chargers will be the better team and beat the Broncos this weekend. Gabriel is a real big authority on football. Gabriel is a really big authority on football.
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Adjectives & Adverbs Good is an adjective Well is an adverb Britney did good on the test. Britney did well on the test. Jacilyn looked at the first question and answered it quickly. Jacilyn looked at the first question and answered it quick. The Chargers will be the best team and beat the Broncos this weekend. The Chargers will be the better team and beat the Broncos this weekend. Gabriel is a real big authority on football. Gabriel is a really big authority on football.
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Adjectives & Adverbs Good is an adjective Well is an adverb Britney did good on the test. Britney did well on the test. Jacilyn looked at the first question and answered it quickly. Jacilyn looked at the first question and answered it quick. The Chargers will be the best team and beat the Broncos this weekend. The Chargers will be the better team and beat the Broncos this weekend. Gabriel is a real big authority on football. Gabriel is a really big authority on football.
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Adjectives & Adverbs Good is an adjective Well is an adverb Britney did good on the test. Britney did well on the test. Jacilyn looked at the first question and answered it quickly. Jacilyn looked at the first question and answered it quick. The Chargers will be the best team and beat the Broncos this weekend. The Chargers will be the better team and beat the Broncos this weekend. Gabriel is a real big authority on football. Gabriel is a really big authority on football.
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Adjectives & Adverbs Good is an adjective Well is an adverb Britney did good on the test. Britney did well on the test. Jacilyn looked at the first question and answered it quickly. Jacilyn looked at the first question and answered it quick. The Chargers will be the best team and beat the Broncos this weekend. The Chargers will be the better team and beat the Broncos this weekend. Gabriel is a real big authority on football. Gabriel is a really big authority on football.
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Prepositions
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Common Misused Prepositions Among – comparing 3 or more: – Among Taco Bell, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Del Taco, Del Taco is the best. – The bird flew among the clouds. Between – comparing two things: – Between Baja Fresh and Taco Bell, Baja Fresh is better. – The bird flew between the clouds Beside – Next to, along side of: – The PS3 is beside the television. – The bird flew beside the cloud. Besides – Other than/except or in addition to: – Besides the bird and the sun, there is nothing in the sky. – There’s no one here besides Alex and Alyssa.
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Prepositions? Among Robert and Alicia, Alicia has longer hair. Drew put his pen besides his paper. Between Kayli, Adrienne, and Jaclyn, Kayli can’t look out the window as easily. Beside these lectures, we won’t study this part of the Semester Final often.
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Prepositions Between Robert and Alicia, Alicia has longer hair. Drew put his pen besides his paper. Between Kayli, Adrienne, and Jaclyn, Kayli can’t look out the window as easily. Beside these lectures, we won’t study this part of the Semester Final often.
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Prepositions Between Robert and Alicia, Alicia has longer hair. Drew put his pen beside his paper. Between Kayli, Adrienne, and Jaclyn, Kayli can’t look out the window as easily. Beside these lectures, we won’t study this part of the Semester Final often.
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Prepositions Between Robert and Alicia, Alicia has longer hair. Drew put his pen beside his paper. Among Kayli, Adrienne, and Jaclyn, Kayli can’t look out the window as easily. Beside these lectures, we won’t study this part of the Semester Final often.
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Prepositions Between Robert and Alicia, Alicia has longer hair. Drew put his pen beside his paper. Among Kayli, Adrienne, and Jaclyn, Kayli can’t look out the window as easily. Besides these lectures, we won’t study this part of the Semester Final often.
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Double Negatives
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Negative Words Barely Hardly Neither No Nobody None No one Not Nothing Nowhere Scarcely
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Negative Words I barely have nothing to do this weekend. Don’t go nowhere near that place. He can’t hardly wait to get here. They won’t do nothing without me. Scarcely no body can make that shot.
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Misuses Adjectives & Adverbs Prepositions Double Negatives
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Practice Quiz 1 10 Questions – use a ¼ sheet of paper
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Practice Quiz 1 1.Who did Cassie invite to the track meet on Saturday? No Error A B C D E 2.He can run faster than I can. No Error A B C D E 3.Bret’s dad said he was sick all weekend. No Error A B C D E 4.Among Robert and Alicia, Alicia has longer hair. No Error A B C D E 5.I barely have nothing to do this weekend. No Error A B C D E
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Practice Quiz 1 6.Drew put his pen besides his paper. No Error A B C D E 7.The Chargers will be the best team and beat the Broncos this weekend. No Error A B C D E 8.Sief quietly made a joke about the sub’s hair, but he laughed about it loudly. No Error A B C D E 9.Lea and Marissa agreed that her new haircut looks great. No Error A B C D E 10.Britney did good on the test she took yesterday. No Error A B C D E
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Practice Quiz 1 Answers
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Practice Quiz 1 1.Who did Cassie invite to the track meet on Saturday? No Error A B C D E 2.He can run faster than I can. No Error A B C D E 3.Bret’s dad said he was sick all weekend. No Error A B C D E 4.Among Robert and Alicia, Alicia has longer hair. No Error A B C D E 5.I barely have nothing to do this weekend. No Error A B C D E
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Practice Quiz 1 6.Drew put his pen besides his paper. No Error A B C D E 7.The Chargers will be the best team and beat the Broncos this weekend. No Error A B C D E 8.Sief quietly made a joke about the sub’s hair, but he laughed about it loudly. No Error A B C D E 9.Lea and Marissa agreed that her new haircut looks great. No Error A B C D E 10.Britney did good on the test she took yesterday. No Error A B C D E
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