Common Grammar Mistakes

Common Grammar Mistakes

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• We need to get our sale's numbers up.

• We need to get our sales numbers up.

Apostrophe

• Use it to show contraction

• Example: there is - there's

• Use it to show possession

• Example: student's textbook

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• We start our class at 8:00 am every day.

• We start our class at 8:00 am everyday.

Everyday vs. Every day

• everyday (one word, no space) is an adjective

• Example: everyday activities, everyday clothes

• every day (two words, with space) means each day

• Example: We attend classes every day.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• Our science teacher told Jessie and I to talk to her.

• Our science teacher told Jessie and me to talk to her.

I/me

• Use I when it is the subject of the sentence

• Example: I talked to our science teacher yesterday.

• Use me when the pronoun is the object of the verb, or when the verb is doing something to someone or something

• Example: She followed me to the science lab.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• The school celebrated it's foundation day last week.

• The school celebrated its foundation day last week.

its/it's

• Use its (without apostrophe) to show possession

• Example: The car is no good without its wheels.

• Use it's (with apostrophe) to show the contraction of it is

• Example: It's the newest car model of Hyundai.