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KEY to your grammar mistakes Meaning Explanation Subject/Verb Your subject does not match your main verb (the action it is doing or receiving). Either, disagreement this is because of plural/singular issues. Verb Tense Your verb tense is wrong. You either wrote the wrong time (past, present, future) or you used the wrong verb form. Word Form You used the wrong form of the word. Normally this is because you used an adjective when you needed a noun. But it could be any combination (adjective, noun, adverb, verb, etc.). Be very careful with the correct form. Active/Passive You used the wrong active/passive form. You either used passive voice when you ( this is a serious needed active voice, or you used passive voice when you needed active. mistake) Passive = to be + past participle. You can also use to get +past participle (but it is informal) Example:
She was eaten. ß-­‐ this means something ate her. She ate. ß-­‐ this means she was doing the eating. missing to be verb You’re missing the to be verb. (or you used TB Examples: He is, she is, it is, we are, they are, you are, I am. He was, she was, it was, I when you didn’t was, they were, you were. He will be, she will be, you will be, they will be, etc. need it) You mostly need to be to form progressive voice, or to link a noun with an adjective: Example:
She is running. [progressive] She is pretty. [linking noun to adjective] not a sentence NS: Pay attention to this one. If you have a subject and a verb, you have a sentence. or However, if you have a subordinate conjunction before your subject, you need two Run-­‐on sentence clauses to make a sentence: (this is a serious Example: mistake) She runs. ß-­‐ this is a sentence When she runs. ß this is not a sentence. It has a subordinate conjunction before the subject. It needs another clause. When she runs, she feels happier. ß this is a sentence. R/O: Run-­‐on sentences are very confusing. You normally have a run-­‐on sentence if you combine two sentences together without the proper conjunction or when you have 3 more clauses in a sentence. Example: WRONG: She was happy that her brother visited her from England (clause 1) she loves her brother very much (clause 2). ß no conjunction / this is a run-­‐on CORRECT: She was happy that her brother visited her from England, because she loves her brother very much. ßa sentence WRONG: Frank was excited about seeing the movie [clause 1], and he made all his friends go see it with him [clause 2], so Frank had a wonderful time [clause 3].<-­‐-­‐-­‐ too many clauses linked together. Separate the third one CORRECT: Frank was excited about seeing the movie, and he made all his friends go see it with him. Therefore, Frank had a wonderful time. article You’re using the wrong article (or failing to use any articles when you should) Plural: The + nouns = specific | (nothing) + nouns = general Example: The girls are hungry (you’re talking about specific girls you already introduced in your writing, or that everyone already knows). Girls are funny (your speaking generally about any girls or all girls)
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Missing a verb Singular: The + noun = specific | a/an + noun = any or all in general Example: The teacher came late to class. (You’re talking about a specific teacher you already introduced in your writing, or that everyone already knows about). A teacher must be on time (you mean any teacher or all teachers). You’re missing a verb! NS
Missing subject You’re missing a subject OR you’re missing a noun/pronoun that performs the action. PS
Plural/Singular You need to ensure that your plural or singular form is correct. GI
Gerund/Infinitive You’re need a gerund or an infinitive (or you’ve mixed them up) SP
spelling error The word is misspelled.