вЂЌIncorrect: It is a old television set, but it still works. вЂЌIncorrect/correct: ahead of schedule/early, am in possession/have, at an early date/soon, at this point in time/now, best of health/well, caused injuries to/injured, draw attention to/point out, during the time that/while, give rise to/cause, in advance of/before, in the event that/if, in this day and age/today, made a statement saying/stated or said, made an escape/escaped, owing to the fact that/because, put in an appearance/appeared, render assistance to/help, succumbed to injuries/died, take action on the issue/acted, the reason why is that/because, this is a topic that/topic, was of the opinion that/thought, was witness to/saw вЂЌ Circumlocution/talking around the subject Habitual customs, local residents, mutual cooperation, old adage, past history, self-confessed, successful achievements, true facts, usual customary, young teenager, absolute truth, redo againД¬orrect: Use one word or the other not two words that mean nearly the same thing вЂЌIncorrect: advanced planning, close proximity, end results, grateful thanks. вЂЌIncorrect: It goes without saying it is a nice day вЂ¦ With reference to your question I donвЂ™t really know вЂ¦ At this point in time I would like to work for the bank вЂ¦Д¬orrect: It is a nice day вЂ¦ I donвЂ™t really know вЂ¦ I would like to work for the bank вЂ¦ Avoid lengthy sentence beginnings that offer nothing to the sentence вЂЌIncorrect: He learned to play tennis, to swim and sail.Д¬orrect: He learned to play tennis, to swim and to sail. (You may have known her for a long time, but she might be offended if you use the word вЂњoldвЂќ as it implies age.)Д¬orrect: She was a friend who I have known for a long time. вЂЌIncorrect: She was late for work and fired by her boss.Д¬orrect: She was late for work and was fired by her boss. вЂЌIncorrect: Alaska is bigger than any state in the United States.Д¬orrect: Alaska is bigger than any other state in the United States. вЂЌIncorrect: Carla ranks Mary higher than Betty.Д¬orrect: Carla ranks Mary higher than she ranks Betty. Last night, he offered to paint the fence. (This is not what you intend to say.)Д¬orrect: She washed almost all of the dishes. He offered to paint the fence last night. вЂЌIncorrect: She almost washed all of the dishes. Misplaced adverbs (Be careful where the adverb is placed in the sentence as it has a different meaning.) вЂЌIncorrect: We gave the flowers to the customer in the refrigerator.Д¬orrect: We gave the flowers in the refrigerator to the customer. (This is not what you intend to say.)Д¬orrect: Josh often threatened to divorce her. вЂЌIncorrect: Josh threatened to divorce her often. Misplaced verb as modifier (If you put the modifier in a different place in the sentence, it means something different.) The police is coming.Д¬orrect: The wages are little. Each of the cars are fast.Д¬orrect: One of the planes is late. вЂЌIncorrect: вЂњEither you go home or stay here.вЂќ вЂњYes.вЂќД¬orrect: вЂњEither you go home or stay here.вЂќ (Select one choice) Answering when there is an either/or question I feel badly.Д¬orrect: The meat smells bad. Linking verbs take the adjective form (bad/badly) He shouted not as loudly as the rest of the group. He shouted not as loud as the rest of the group.Д¬orrect: She spoke to him quietly. That/this are my children.Correct: This/that is my child. He read as well as me.Д¬orrect: Give it to me. вЂЌIncorrect: I have written to my sister that lives in France.Д¬orrect: I have written to my sister who lives in France. His/hers/its (If you donвЂ™t know an animalвЂ™s gender, you use вЂњitвЂќ.) Incorrect: It was JohnвЂ™s and PeterвЂ™s car. Much, more, less (some nouns occur only in the singular form)

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