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Pronoun referent

Who vs Whom

Lay and Lie

Transition Words

Subject and Verb Agreement

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P#ura#i$ation of %ouns

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ts and t's

Affect and !ffect

Active and Passive


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Pronoun referent

Pronouns are used to substitute the name of a noun inthe sentence to avoid repetition of the said noun(

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)y brother "as obese "hen she "as younger because ofthe food choices at home(

*n this sentence+ the pronoun “he” shou#d be used instead of“she” as the sentence is referring to the noun “brother”(,



Pronoun referent


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James "as "ith his mother "hen the accident happened(

The woman "as found bathing in her o"n b#ood(

&orrect usage

Jenny is "earing a beautifu# diamond neck#ace+ a gift fromher husband -ames(




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both are used in adjective c#auses

Who vs Whom

“who” should be used as the subject of the adjective clause

“whom” is used as the object of the clause




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The man whom gave me the proposa# "as my senior(

*The adjective c#ause shou#d use “who” instead of /"hom asit is used as the subject in the c#ause(,

Who vs Whom




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The "oman who is "earing a b#ack suit is a ki##er(

The "oman whom "e ta#ked to is a ki##er(

&orrect usage

Whom did you step on

Whom vs Who




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Lay is a transitive verb that needs an object after it(

Lay and Lie

t needs something or someone to receive itsaction(

Lie is an intransitive verb(

2 it does not need an object

2 it can stand a#one




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lay the book on the counter(

The country lies bet"een different mountain ranges(

&orrect usage

Andre" lays his bag on the tab#e(

Lay and Lie




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Transitions are phrases or "ords that are used to #inkone idea to the ne3t

Transition Words

These "ords are a#so used to sho" the re#ationship"ithin paragraphs

in addition a#ternative#y

in contrast a#so

moreover on the other hand




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They say that hea#th is "ea#th( Hence+ it is important to eatthe right kind of foods and e3ercise(

&orrect usage

Vegetab#es are good for one's hea#th( Additionally+ fruitsthat are rich in vitamins and minera#s a#so can keep us

hea#thy(

Transition Words

*We use /hence to sho" a reason to a prior idea(,

*/Additiona##y is used to add an idea or a point(,




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4emember.

Subject2Verb Agreement

singu#ar subject takes a singu#ar verb(

p#ura# subject takes a p#ura# verb




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Everybody in the "or#d knows that !ng#ish is "ide#yspoken(

&orrect usage

A number of students have #eft the stadium after theannouncement "as made(

Subject2Verb Agreement

They talk #ike it's the end of the "or#d(




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4emember.


p#ura# form of most nouns is created simp#y by addingthe #etter s.

Words that end in -ch, x, s or s-like sounds+ ho"ever+"i## re5uire an -es for the p#ura#.




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hobby 6 hobbies bo3 2 bo3es

bacterium 6 bacteria boy 2 boys

"itch 2 "itches #ady 2 #adies

gum 2 gums room 2 rooms




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A misp#aced comma changes the meaning of thesentence(

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1( Let's eat grandma( 7( Let's eat+ grandma(

The first sentence suggests to eat grandma "hi#e the

second sentence suggests an invitation(

8se the comma proper#y( 9:%'T ;! A PS<&=:>




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ts and t's

ts 2 is an adjective

t is 2 is a contraction of it is *in some cases? it has,

t!s a b#ue bird(

ts "ings are b#ue(

t!s our neighbour's dog(




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Affect and !ffect

Affect is a verb

!ffect is a noun

The typhoon has affected a #ot of cities in the south(

ts effect can be fe#t every"here(

The damages brought by the earth5uake "i## affect thetourism of the to"n(




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Active or Passive

n the active voice+ the subject is doing the action(

The passive voice suggests that the subject is thereceiver of the action(

The &!: announced the reshuff#ing of positions in thecompany(

The reshuff#ing of positions in the comapny has beenannounced by the &!:(

Active

Passive




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