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

cope up 
with the pressure.
Correct: 
Jackson struggled to 
cope 
with the pressure.
When comparing two individuals items, “than” should be followed by “that.”
Incorrect: The quantity of his rice is 
higher than
yours.
Correct: 
The quantity of his rice is 
higher than
that 
of yours.
MCQs: Choose the appropriate options from the statements below:
He _______ possess leadership qualities. (A. do not B. does not)

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Answer: B
Poor people ____ the tendency to blame others for their predicaments. (A.
has B. have)
Answer: B
Predicate
The predicate is the part of a clause or sentence that reveals the action of the
subject. The predicate also tells us what the subject is. It is every other thing
in a sentence that is not the subject.
Examples:
I 
sing
.
He 
was cooking
dinner when I came in.
There are many errors students and professionals make due to the wrong
usage of predicates. Some of them are covered here:
When you start a statement with “once upon a time," you have to use past
tense all through.
Incorrect: Once upon a time, there 
is
a dog named Elvis.
Correct: 
Once upon a time, there 
was
a dog named Elvis.
“Did” should be followed by present tense.
Incorrect: Philip did not 
trained
with the first team yesterday.
Correct: 
Philip did not 
train
with the first team yesterday.
Pronouns must agree with the nouns they are replacing.
Incorrect: Bob and 
her
friend were not around when we got there.
Correct: 
Bob and 
his
friend were not around when we got there.