Improper Grammar, Found Practically Everywhere
How often do you notice grammatical errors while are reading online articles, books, social media posts, or even labels/information found on physical products?
I have found specific examples of English errors on social media posts, webpages, books, and physical products:
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- Two independent clauses can either be separated by a semi-colon, or a period. Above, these two clauses are independent, because they can stand alone. It is awkward for two independent clauses to only be separated by a comma, because it affects the clarity and flow of a sentence. • My son just texted this; I am going to be sick.
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Two independent clauses can either be separated by a semi-colon, or a period. Above, these two clauses are independent, because they can stand alone. It is awkward for two independent clauses to only be separated by a comma, because it affects the clarity and flow of a sentence. Better written: • My son just texted this; I am going to be sick.
"Problem of" describes the actual problem (the problem of pollution or the problem of traffic). "Problem with" describes one's relation to the problem (we have a problem with pollution. There is a problem with traffic).
o Explanation: “Your” and “you’re” are two words that are frequently and incorrectly used interchangeably, since they sound identical (when spoken aloud). “Your” is a possessive adjective used to show ownership; it is not a contraction. “Your” is followed by a noun. “You’re” is a contraction of the two words “you” and “are”. In this specific sentence (along with the video), it alludes to the fact that this sentence is setting a scene for the person chilling out while wearing a parachute, falling in the air, and eating a banana. So, keeping that in mind, we also notice that the word after “your” (which is “chilling”) is not a noun, but rather a (present continuous) verb. So that tells us that we must use the contraction of the word in question ultimately being “you’re”, or “you are”. We are also adding a comma after “chilling” to both distinguish between the two clauses, and create more clarity.
o She had never seen o Explanation: This relates to finished actions; these are actions or events that happened sometime during a person's life. The exact date or time of the experience isn’t mentioned. “She never seen” is omitting the “have,” which is an auxiliary verb for the present perfect simple tense.
A sentence cannot be composed of two dependent clauses. However, the two clauses of this “sentence” are both dependent; “If the subjects you cover in school aren’t exciting to you” and “find ways to get involved in things that are” each cannot stand alone. “That” is used as a conjunction to link a verb, adjective or noun with the following clause. In this “sentence”, there is no text following the words “that are”, so it is not specifically clear as far as what is the context of “that are”. We are (grammatically incorrectly) left to assume that this “that are” is related to the noun of the previous clause (unexciting school subjects). In reality, we must end the second clause with the noun (exciting to you).
Every sentence needs a subject. In this sentence, two doctors (a son and the father) are both the subject. A third person pronoun (of his son) is “he”. Therefore, the subject in this sentence should be “He and his father”. 'Him' is an object pronoun that is used as the object of a verb or preposition in a sentence. It is used to refer to a male person who is the recipient of an action or the object of a preposition. “He is the doctor behind…” or 2.) “Him is the doctor behind…” Yep, you got it – the answer is number 1.). So, in the original sentence, use “He” (instead of “Him”) 😊
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Nicholas Sparks' book, See Me
Nicholas Sparks' book, True Believer
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