E-E GRAMMAR

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wrong: All of the living creatures
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correct: All living creatures
we dont use the or of the when we refer to people or things in general
wrong: thank you again for all
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correct: thank you again for everything
all is not normally used on its own as a pronoun, when used as a pronoun it is followed by a qualifier eg.: thank you again for all you have done, all im trying to do is help you all my life, all night, this is an exception, because it relates to time
wrong: my brothers work both for
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correct: my brothers both work for Gibson Mortimer
both is immediately before the main verb
wrong: my brothers both are
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correct: my brothers are both accountants
the exception is when the main verb is be
wrong: we all have seen a road accident
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correct: we have all seen a road accident at some time in our lives
when the verb phrase has two or more part eg. have seen, could describe, all, both, each normally go immediately after the first part
wrong: he said that the money was not able to be refunded
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correct: he said that the money could not be refunded
the subject of be able unable to is usually a person not a thing
wrong: above 20 cars
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correct: over 20 cars
above and over can be used interchangeably when we mean ‘higher than a particular level eg. children above the age of 8, temperatures above 100 degrees centigrade
wrong: absent at work
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correct: absent from work
wrong: absolutely useful
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correct: very useful
we use absolutely before adjectives which already contain ‘very’ as part of their meaning eg. absolutely awful, fascinating
wrong: According to me
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correct: in my opinion
we use as to show that two actions take place at exactly the same time
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Henry came in as Philip came out. As/While I was cooking the dinner, Rubiah was having a bath.
wrong: The accident ruined our holiday, as well as cost us a lot of money
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correct: The accident ruined our holiday, as well as costing us a lot of money
when we use a verb after as well as we use the ing form
wrong: bettica plays both the piano as well as the guitar
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correct: bettina plays both the piano and the guitar
both is followed by and
wrong: the ashamed look on her face
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correct: the look of shame on her face
ashamed is not used before a noun
wrong: until then, i had never considered to choose teaching as a career
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correct: until then, i had never considered choosing teaching as a career
wrong: Not once he complained about anything
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correct: Not once did he complain about anything
some adverbs/adverbials have negative meaning eg: barely, neither, never, nor, rarely, on no account, the word order changes to that of a question eg. never have I, Rarely was he in his office
wrong: only after she had met him she knew she could trust him
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correct: only after she had met him did she know she could trust him.
only + conjunction eg. only once, only if, only when, the word order in the main clause changes to that of a question
wrong: Down the rain came, and we all ran back to the house
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correct: Down came the rain, and we all ran back to the house
wrong: On page 3 there is an advertisement about a new video camera
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correct: on page 3 there is an advertisement for a new video camera.
wrong: the little boy was lost and spoke in an afraid voice
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correct: the little boy was lost and spoke in a frightened voice
wrong: After three weeks i am going back to France
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correct: In three weeks i am going back to France
when we mean at the end ot, we use in not after
wrong: The company is trying to solve its problem by reducing expenditure. (not acceptable in American)
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correct: The company are trying to solve their problem by reducing expenditure.
wrong: The police is investigating the incident
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correct: The police are investigating the incident
wrong: the news are always bad nowadays
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correct: the news is always bad nowadays
wrong: some of the fruit were going bad
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correct: some of the fruit was going bad
wrong: two thirds of the money were spent on laboratory equipment
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correct: two thirds of the money was spent on laboratory equipment
the verb should agree with the noun
wrong: every one of us were given a prize
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correct: every one of us was given a prize
wrong: poorer countries in the region are receiving more foreign aids
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correct: poorer countries in the region are receiving more foreign aid
aid means money, equipment, food, it is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form
wrong: the medical team has been sent with the aim to train local staff
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correct: the medical team has been sent with the aim of training local staff
we use could when we talk about someone’s general ability eg. could swim
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when we talk about someone managing to do something on a particular occasion, we use be able or manage
wrong: as you can know, we have only two weeks to write the report
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correct: as you may know, we have only two weeks to write the report
to express possibility, we use may possible, might, possible but slightly doubtful, could, possible but doubtful, can is not used for this purpose
care about
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we feel something is important
care for
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look after, would you care for a chocolate, meaning: would you like...?
wrong: i suggest that an extra lane is built to cater to cyclists
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correct: i suggest that an extra lane is built to cater for cyclists
it means try to satisfy need or desires
wrong: the chances of a newborn baby to survive are much better now
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correct: the chances of a newborn baby surviving are much better now

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