200 English Grammar Mistakes!: A workbook of Common Grammar and Punctuation Errors with Examples, Exercises and Solutions So You Never Make Them Again

To have clear communication
: Clear communication is
fundamental for any individual. The biggest problem that arises
from poor grammar is unclear communication. People tend to have
incoherence in speeches simply because of grammatical blunder. If
you make a mistake of including a singular verb where
inappropriate, you may communicate a wrong message.
For example, if you are just deplaned and you say; “Our flight time 
is
approximately forty-two minutes,” “ The person you’re talking to may think
you haven"t boarded the plane at all. However, the correct thing to say is:
“Our flight time 
was
approximately forty-two minutes.” (past tense)

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Wrong impression:
Psychologists say,
 
“first impressions are
lasting.” If you are a job applicant, the first thing you may want to
take care of is your cover letter and curriculum vitae. For example,
if the cover letter is an embodiment of grammatical mistakes, you
may have practically created a wrong impression of yourself
irrespective of how qualified you are for the job. Also, if you are
preparing or presenting a proposal for a project, you need to have a
good command of the English language to make sense to your
audience.
Sometimes, there may be disagreements about what correct or incorrect
English is. Incorrect grammar is commonly used in informal communication
or speech. But does that make it correct and appropriate? Correct grammar
remains correct irrespective of where and how it is used (whether formally or
informally), likewise, incorrect grammar. Therefore, it is important that you
strive to learn and be effective in the way you handle the English language.
You should not stop learning. Hence, leveraging the guidelines in a book like
this will expose you to a whole range of grammar mistakes and thereby
sharpen your knowledge.
In this book, the errors are discussed by providing you with examples. The
correct versions are shown thereafter. It is important that you are able to
consolidate what you are learning. Learning cannot be said to have taken
place when you cannot recall the information. Any information that cannot be
recalled is useless to you and others. To help you consolidate your learning
so that you won’t make the same errors again, there are multiple-choice quiz
questions for you in this book. After the correct versions have been
highlighted, you will have multiple-choice questions to answer to help you
recall.
Foundational English grammar mistakes in various parts of speech are
discussed in this book. In other words, you will learn to avoid basic mistakes
when using verbs, nouns, adverbs, pronouns, and adjectives. There are also
common mistakes people make when using grammar components like
heteronyms, homographs, and homophones. You will get to know the correct
way to go about the use of these grammar components, as well and much
more.
In the social media era, it has become much more important to be careful

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about the way you speak and write. Your mistakes can go viral in no time. It
is not right to bully people and I will never advocate that. However, the
reality is that there are unscrupulous people in this world who will pounce on
the errors of others mercilessly. Hence, you need to protect yourself from
being a prey to such malicious people. Thankfully, you don’t need any
sophisticated weapon to protect yourself but adequate and constant learning.
Therefore, I encourage you to read this book with the desire to improve your
grammar skills. When you improve your communication and writing skills,
you are adding more value to yourself. So don’t read this book just because
you’re not so busy and can’t find something else to do with your time. Study
it to get better and become more effective. I have done my part to put
together accurate information in a coherent way to boost your effectiveness.
The ball is in your court now to study the playbook with the right attitude. I
know you will be off and running. Let’s get started!

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