Correct:
She drove the car to the gas station but the attendant refused to
fill
it
up.
Avoid errors in using an object in place of subject.
Incorrect:
In few weeks to come, my friend and
me
will be discussing the
investment platform.
Correct:
In few weeks to come, my friend and
I
will be discussing the
investment platform.
Here are some other common erroneous examples:
Incorrect: It feels good spending time with
they
and their family.
Correct:
It feels good spending time with
them
and their family.
Incorrect:
Jane announced
she
and
her
son’s plans to leave the
neighborhood next year.
Correct:
Jane announced
her
and
her
son’s plans to leave the
neighborhood next year.
Incorrect:
Both my wife and
myself
felt so embarrassed at the situation we
found them in.
Correct:
Both my wife and
I
felt so embarrassed at the situation we found
them in.
Incorrect: It was
me
who robbed the bank last week.
Correct:
It was
I
who robbed the bank week.
Incorrect: Who is there?
It is
me
.
Correct:
Who is there?
It is
I
.
MCQs: Choose the appropriate options from the statements below:
1. Mr. Lin followed __ and ___ son out of the grocery store. (A.
him, his B. he, his)
Answer: A
2. Alan then chased __ and __ daughter out of his house. (A. her, her
B. she, her C. he, him)
Answer: A
3. He gave ___ a good handshake after the presentation. (A. he B. his
C. him)
Answer: C
4. The man confessed it was ___ who robbed the lady. (A. him B. he
C. his)
Answer: B
5. I have told ___ to move out. (A. they B. them)
Answer: B
Interjections
Though not common in most academic writing, the interjection has its
significance in several other forms of writing such as novels, fictional, emails
and some other informal communication texts. Interjections are words used to
indicate emotions such as surprise, love, hatred, anger, etc., when used in
sentences. They may appear either at the beginning, middle or end of a
sentence conveying emotion.
The fact about interjections is that, even though they show emotions,
they are
not grammatically related to the sentence.
Because interjections are
expressed independently, serving an emotive purpose and followed by a
sentence, there are usually no associated errors with them. However,
interjections must agree with the purpose of sentences they are used for.
Avoid contradiction between your sentence and the interjectory word.
Incorrect:
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