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ALL THE GOLDEN GRAMMAR RULES

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GOLDEN RULE OF GRAMMAR
Others FIRST!!
Please don't say, "Me and my sister..." instead, say
"My sister and I..."
"a lot"
is always two words
"cannot"
is always one word
here
a place; I am _______, in this spot.
hEAR
to use your EAR to listen to people
Numbers one-hundred down to zero
are written out.
Numbers 101 up to infinity
may be written as numerals.
Prepositions
anywhere you can be; or anywhere you can put a cat.
Please do not end a sentence with
a preposition.
EX: "Get out some paper to write on." UGH!! This can be rewritten to read,
"Please, get out some paper on which to write."
Use someone instead of
somebody
Use anyone, not
anybody.
"I think that the school should have open campus at lunch." Instead, just say the stronger
"The school should have open campus at lunch."
There
is a place; I see him standing way over ______.
Their
shows that "they" own something
They're
is a contraction for they are
I need to know if ____________ going?
they're
Why are ___________ so many forms of their, there and they're?
there
To
part of a verb
I am going _________ town.
to
I have ____________ many kittens.
too
Too
shows more than enough, or also
Two
2
DO NOT USE HISSELF, instead use
himself
DO NOT USE THEIRSELF OR THEIRSELVES because
THESE WORDS DO NOT EXIST
Tooken is often missused as the word
taken
TAKEN
DOES EXIST
SANTA
DOES EXIST
Our
It is ________ house; it belongs to us.
Hour
a time period of 60 minutes
Are
part of the verb to be; does not mean belongs to us.
__________ you going to Santa Fe?
Are
In an essay, do not use any form of the word
you
YOUR
shows ownership - the house belongs to you
YOU'RE
contraction for you are
Y'ALL
southern contraction for you all
In dialogue in a story, the word __________ may be used.
you
Woman
singular for adult females
Women
plural for adult females
This word sounds like "wimen"
Women
Quit
to stop
Cease
to quit (one syllable)
Quite
very (one syllable)
Quiet
to make no noise (two syllables)
No
a command not to do it
Know
knowledge of something
NOW
at this time
On
a position or a time
Own
He can _________ the basketball court. To take possession of.
One
a number representing a single amount
Its
shows ownership, possessive pronoun representing a sin thing
It's
a contraction for it is
Then
a time, or showing sequence
Than
a comparison
We went to the movies and ________, out to eat.
then
I like chocolate ice cream better _____________ vanilla.
than
Seen
I have____________ them fight before.
Past tense for see
have seen, or saw
Saw
I ___________ them fight before.
Write
to put on paper with pen or pencil
right
the opposite of left
to be correct
right
Who
refers to a person
That
refers to a thing, idea, place or animal
Because
a subordinating conjunction that connects the reason something happened.
You may start a sentence with this word, but watch out for fragments!!
because
Cause
to be at fault; to make it happen
Use ______________ and _____________ only without an "s"
anyway/toward
Means the same as because, but may not be used at the beginning of a sentence or in a formal paper.
'cause
Wants
desires
once
at one time
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