I strongly recommend this link for writers. Write Tighter, Write Smarter:
http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2012/09/write-tighter-write-smarter.html
It’s not exactly grammar, but it’s useful in honing your writing skills.
Cheryl
I strongly recommend this link for writers. Write Tighter, Write Smarter:
http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2012/09/write-tighter-write-smarter.html
It’s not exactly grammar, but it’s useful in honing your writing skills.
Cheryl
When writing, be grammatically consistent. Common errors editors find are in pronouns not matching their antecedents in number, gender, or person. Some examples are as follows:
In each example the pronoun doesn’t match the antecedent in either person, number, or gender. The dog is either an it or a him, but choose and be consistent. You is first-person and her third. Again, choose the person and stick with either you or her. Here are the examples again with grammatical agreement:
These are suggested correction; there are alternatives. Just remember to keep agreement in gender, number, and person between pronouns and antecedents.
A writer friend posed this question recently. When do you use past and when do you use passed?
Very good question. Remember the following rules and you’ll avoid the dilemma:
Or do as I do. Forget the rules and just memorize this line: I passed the store when I drove past it.