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This post is for commenting on grammar and for posting your examples of poor grammar.
Make sure to tell WHY it is poor grammar.
“Sometimes a sentence should end, but the writer doesn’t know how to end it or even that it should end these are called run on sentences, they just go on and on and on, without any periods, question marks, or semicolons to separate ideas no idea is able to distinguish itself from the others and they can seem to go on forever the sentences can also be very difficult to understand especially where multiple subjects are mentioned.”
I think the sentence above explains itself.
I found this to be very amusing and creative. I struggle the most in this aspect of grammar. Though I have been doing some DK reading about how to correct this err of mine. Thank you for the humor. I always seem to learn well when I can laugh about a topic, especially if I turn the laughter on myself. Self deprecation is the way to go.
This is an example of bad grammar that i often see.
“twitch is so overpowered seriously i have never seen a charter that needed a nerf more I think i will just have to stop playing the game until the next patch good job riot way to take the fun out of the game you ****(edited) I also think that you need to make a new character…” and it keeps going
This is a bad example because there is absolutely no punctuation. There are no periods, commas, paragraphs, etc. I often see this on the forums for the games i play.
Yeah this is something that bugs me about how people communicate with texting, blogs, and forums. I understand that they are more immediate ways of written communication than have ever existed. Ignoring some rules for time sake is to be expected (especially in texts), but the above is so incoherent in the middle that I’m not at all sure what they are trying to say.
I made a similar comment/example on my post. It drives me crazy, and just because it’s in an online form (facebook, chatting, texting, etc.) doesn’t mean we all have to forget how to write correctly.
The biggest struggle I have involving grammar is my lack of commas, semicolons, and also too many run-on sentences. I thought the post by John was hilarious because it hit so close to home. I am not commenting on his post (this is my original comment in response to the blog topic) but I do actually find that area of grammar to be my weak spot. Another example I have is of my friend we will call Steve. Steve always seems to mix up words that may be spelled differently and sound the same but have entirely opposite meanings. For instance he says the word rune when trying to say ruin; or allusion when he actually meant to say illusion. Do you get what I am alluding to here? Many of us struggle in one aspect of grammar or another. However, I believe the best way to overcome that weakness is to study that area in which you are having the problem.
When it comes to Grammer and Spelling and using proper word choice has been a weakness for me. When using the proper form of There, Their, they’re and which one to use. For example: I always love going to there house after school. The “There” should be “Their” becuase it refering to ownership. Another Example: We should go their the this summer as a family. The word “their” needs to be “there” because it is refering to a place not ownership.
I worked real hard on correcting this a few years ago, but caught myself using a homophone just yesterday. I wrote, “at our colonies conception” using the plural form of colony rather than the possessive. I still haven’t learned to proofread before I print off a dozen copies though, DOH!
OMG it was like TOTALLY hard 2 fnd the rite thing to like use as a example herr, but U kno- i’ll think of sumthin!!! LOL!
Okay, as you can see, this is terrible for a whole lot of reasons, none being more important than the simple fact that it is really annoying. Acronyms are not a thing anyone should use ever, unless it is an acronym for a real organization, country, or otherwise legitimate. (i.e. USA, ACLU, UCLA, etc)
Not only is all of this incorrect, it only makes you appear uneducated and immature. Like, seriously. Also “like” is over used and reflects all sorts of bad things.
However, in texting or even IMing, abbreviations are fine and usually understood.
Unfortunately, while it may be acceptable and understood, it does not make it any less annoying or “teenager-ish.”
Some sentances are too short. i do that alot. some times i write really long sentances when i’m doing my first draft and usually i dont capitalize at all and it’s crazy when i’m trying to proof my paper. I’m really going to work on getting that worked out. I do know that it is good to have varying sentance lengths for different styles. for example, in the AB there was a story i read about these two kids that were friends and the writer would use really short sentances with literaly about a word just for effect. I think that would be an acceptable use as long as you don’t over do it. Although, where we are writing for business and what not I don’t see any room for things like that. That’s more of a creative writing tactic, in my opinion.
Some times it a good thing if sentences are short. If your trying to emphasize the point, or if your trying to create tension in a story, as you stated. In writing for business I think that the more concise the statement are the more they tend to add aggression. I can think of a few times where I’ve had to write email’s for work that was intended to give a stern warning, and convey the fact I was ticked off. My sentences tended to be short , to the point.
The reader can tell your ticked off with out you actually stating it. With that said, I’ve received a few email’s where the sentence structure was kept short, and it read like they were ticked off when they really weren’t. They just didn’t want to write a long email.
Here we also have a misspelling of “sentances” by John and misuse of the homonym “your” when Jared really means “you’re”.
It is easy to do, and doesn’t reflect poorly on them because this is a message board, but it is something that affects credibility.
I agree with Jared here. Even in business or academic writing, sentence length can be a useful style tool. DK Handbook gives some reasons why in the Styling Sentences and Styling Paragraphs sections.
The biggest grammar issue I have besides comma’s is tenses. A lot of time’s I’ll be witting and put a word in past tense that shouldn’t be. Most of this shows up in my creative writing I do and it drives my sister nuts when she edits my stuff. I’ve had a few instances where I’ll be editing papers for English and there would be a random “ed” or “d” on a word. Of course its always proves Murphy’s law, I catch it just as I’m handing in the paper. Besides that comma’s and other forms of punctuation tend to be my nemesis…
You might also want to work on running a spell checker and study up on apostrophe use.
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The above was taken from a sign advertising an English course for immigrants. An example of this sign with the grammar errors corrected might look something like this:
Are you ready to accept the challenge & improve yourself? There are many options but only one solution…join our “Perfect English Program” to increase your fluency in the English language.
The misspellings and sentence fragments are numerous, no space between “solution” and “to” and the overall structure of the advertisement is laughable especially considering what it is advertising.
I really think that it’s funny that it’s a poster for an English course. I’m also not sure if “prove” should have been changed to “improve.” Maybe the class is a way to prove that you actually CAN write in English. (But not with that poster
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“Ill go to you’re house where your at.”
This sentence is a good example of the improper use of “your” and “you’re”. Corrected it would read “I’ll go to your house where you’re at.” “You’re” means “you are” whereas “your” is the possessive form of you.
“although I lost the car keys.” This sentence is an example of an incomplete sentence also known as a dependent clause. “This clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.”
My sentence is about using articles. “Find organization plan to make habit for semester” is improper English because the three nouns (plan, habit, semester) are all singular and can be counted. So, the correct sentence would say “Find AN organization plan to make A habit for THE semester.”
A common grammatical error that I find myself doing is the sentence fragment. As defined in the dictionary a sentence fragment is when you have a partial or incomplete thought, such as a subordinate clause or a phrase, that is used as a complete sentence. Huh?? I never understand these definitions so I decided to give you some examples:
Example: Little Billy jumped for joy. He had won.
Revision: Little Billy jumped for joy, because he had won.
This is an exaggerated example, but I hope you get my point. This kind of mistake can distract the writer and make them lose focus on the message that you are trying to convey. As Master Winn put it, the person might question your credibility and level of literacy.
Actually, the first example is two complete sentences.
So, instead of Example: Little Billy jumped for joy. He had won.
Do something like this:
Example: Little Billy jumped for joy. Won.
I am guilty of the overuse of commas. I tend to put, too many, commas, where they don’t belong. In trying to correct this() I end up not using them when they need to be.
A common grammar mistake that irritates me to death is when people use the wrong “too,” “your,” and “there.” Every time I read a text or email and the wrong word is used, I get so annoyed that usually I won’t even text back. If a boy is texting me and uses this grammar mistake I most likely will not text him back because it is such a huge turn off.:)
Bad Grammar Example: “You can never have too many, books.”
I believe we call this one a comma splice. It’s easy to think that a comma should be used every time we pause for a breath or for emphasis, but this is not the proper use of punctuation.
i have a hard time with grammer. i don’t understand how or when to use alot of grammar. i guess i could say it is hard for me to hear the grammar problems.
Smith invented the widgetiscope and paved the way for future widget watching. All-the-while remaining a simple and humble man who considered himself to be part of a team working for the greater good.
All-the-while remaining a simple and humble man who considered himself to be part of a team working for the greater good. This is not a complete sentence. The entire thing should be one sentence.
“All-the-while” does not require hyphenation.