Sunday, November 3, 2013

15 Common Grammatical Errors That Drive You Completely Insane

Your going to really be annoyed by all of these ;


The classic your/you're mistake.


The classic your/you're mistake.


"Your" - it belongs to you. "You're" - you are. Simple as that.


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When subjects and verbs don't agree.


When subjects and verbs don't agree.


There are towels in the closet. "Towels" are a plural object, so "are" is the appropriate form of the verb in this sentence.


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Whenever someone splits infinitives.


Whenever someone splits infinitives.


The infinitive form of a verb is the form it takes when it doesn't apply to any specific subject - "to focus," for example. By placing the adverb "really" in between the words "to" and "focus," it splits the infinitive. Keep it together - the infinitive and yourself.


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Failing to use the subjunctive.


Failing to use the subjunctive.


If I were you, I'd check out this primer on how to use the subjunctive.


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