Here is a common grammar mistake that is made. I just thought that I would let others know a or an a goes before all consonants. example. a cat a bugle an goes before all vowels example. an area an elephant there are some exceptions to the rule (as always) an will go before a silent h example an honor and a goes before a u if it makes the sound of you example a unicorn and a goes before the letter o if it makes the sound as in won or ton example a one This is a common grammar error that is made, if you know some more lets improve everyones grammar and post them here.
"I" before "E", except after "C"; or when sounded like "a", as in "neighbor" or "weigh". Me is good at grammers.
It is very basic. The issue is that these are common grammar mistakes. This is not for advanced grammar. I just wanted to help others fix common mistakes.
Your is a possessive... your car, your house. You're is a contraction of "you are"... you're leaving now, you're gonna get it. If you're not sure which to use, substitute "you are" and see if it makes sense. If it does, use "you're". If not, use "your".
Common grammar should be used with all these newbies running around and having NO clue on how to use grammar. This thread is a must read for people who aren't too clear with our language. Yugo,
Yes these errors are everywhere!! another common one I see ( but this is spelling) is submittion instead of submission
Nice. As simple as these rules may seem they are ALL OVER. Not sure if it's from copywriters who don't speak English as their first language or just laziness.
Here is another list of mistakes: cash money, past history, personal opinion, progress forward, exactly identical.
Another common mistake is the use of the possessive. The basic rule is to add an apostrophe whenever we want to say that something belongs to someone. In the singular, add an apostrophe and an 's' e.g. Anna's dog (the dog of Anna) The boy's bag (the bag of the boy) In the plural just add an apostrophe: Anna's dogs (the dogs of Anna) The boys' bag (the bag of the boys) If the word in the singular ends in an 's' then just add an apostrophe and an 's' as usual e.g. my boss's desk (the desk of my boss) Some plural forms are irregular and warrant an 's' at the end e.g. men, mice
Good point. I sometimes interchange the two (your & you're) as well as its and it's. Thanks for the tip