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1. Subject-Verb Agreement
A singular subject takes a singular verb; a plural subject takes a plural verb.
She writes well.
They write well.
2. Use 'a' Before a Consonant Sound
a book
a university
3. Use 'an' Before a Vowel Sound
an apple
an hour
4. Every Sentence Needs a Subject and a Verb
She sings.
The dog barked.
5. Capitalise the First Word of a Sentence
The meeting starts at noon.
6. Capitalise Proper Nouns
Lagos, John, Nigeria
7. Use a Full Stop for Statements
I am tired.
8. Use a Question Mark for Questions
Are you ready?
9. Use an Exclamation Mark for Strong Emotion
What a surprise!
10. Pronouns Must Agree with Their Antecedents
Every student should bring his or her notebooks.
Every student must bring their notebooks
11. Use Object Pronouns After Prepositions
Between you and me.
Between you and I
12. Use 'I' as a Subject
James and I attended the meeting.
13. Use 'Me' as an Object
She invited James and me.
14. Avoid Double Negatives
I don't know anything. Not: I don't know nothing.
15. Use Parallel Structure
She likes reading, writing, and speaking.
16. Adjectives Modify Nouns
A beautiful house
17. Adverbs Modify Verbs, Adjectives, or Other Adverbs
He speaks fluently.
18. Use Comparative Forms for Two Things
John is taller than Paul.
19. Use Superlative Forms for Three or More Things
She is the tallest student.
20. Use 'Than' for Comparisons
Better than expected.
21. Use 'Then' for Time or Sequence
Finish your work, then go home.
22. A Preposition Should Have an Object
on the table
23. Do Not Confuse 'Its' and 'It's'
Its colour is blue.
It's raining.
24. Use 'Whom' as an Object
Whom did you call?
25. Use 'Who' as a Subject
Who called you?
26. Use the Correct Tense Consistently
She arrived and sat down.
27. Use Present Perfect for Unfinished Time
I have lived here for five years.
28. Use Past Simple for Completed Past Actions
I visited Abuja last year.
29. Use Past Perfect for an Earlier Past Action
The train had left before we arrived.
30. Use Future Forms for Future Events
I will call you tomorrow.
31. Use Articles with Singular Countable Nouns
I bought a car.
32. Countable Nouns Have Singular and Plural Forms
one book, two books
33. Uncountable Nouns Usually Have No Plural Form
information, furniture
34. Use 'Much' with Uncountable Nouns
much water
35. Use 'Many' with Countable Nouns
many books
36. Use 'Fewer' for Countable Nouns
fewer students
less students
37. Use 'Less' for Uncountable Nouns
less money
38. Use Relative Pronouns Correctly
The woman who called is my aunt.
39. Place Modifiers Near the Words They Modify
She almost passed every test.
40. Avoid Sentence Fragments
Because I was tired.
I stayed home because I was tired.
41. Avoid Run-on Sentences
I was tired, so I went home.
42. Use Commas in a List
We bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
43. Use Apostrophes for Possession
Mary's book
44. Use Apostrophes in Contractions
don't, can't, we're
45. Use the Subjunctive After Certain Verbs
The principal insisted that he apologise.
46. Use 'Were' in Contrary-to-Fact Conditions
If I were rich, I would travel the world.
47. Coordinate Conjunctions Join Equal Elements
She sang and danced.
48. Subordinate Conjunctions Introduce Dependent Clauses
Because it rained, we stayed indoors.
49. A Clause Must Have a Subject and a Verb
โขShe laughed.
50. Avoid Redundancy
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1. Subject-Verb Agreement
A singular subject takes a singular verb; a plural subject takes a plural verb.
She writes well.
They write well.
2. Use 'a' Before a Consonant Sound
a book
a university
3. Use 'an' Before a Vowel Sound
an apple
an hour
4. Every Sentence Needs a Subject and a Verb
She sings.
The dog barked.
5. Capitalise the First Word of a Sentence
The meeting starts at noon.
6. Capitalise Proper Nouns
Lagos, John, Nigeria
7. Use a Full Stop for Statements
I am tired.
8. Use a Question Mark for Questions
Are you ready?
9. Use an Exclamation Mark for Strong Emotion
What a surprise!
10. Pronouns Must Agree with Their Antecedents
Every student should bring his or her notebooks.
Every student must bring their notebooks
11. Use Object Pronouns After Prepositions
Between you and me.
Between you and I
12. Use 'I' as a Subject
James and I attended the meeting.
13. Use 'Me' as an Object
She invited James and me.
14. Avoid Double Negatives
I don't know anything.
Not: I don't know nothing.15. Use Parallel Structure
She likes reading, writing, and speaking.
16. Adjectives Modify Nouns
A beautiful house
17. Adverbs Modify Verbs, Adjectives, or Other Adverbs
He speaks fluently.
18. Use Comparative Forms for Two Things
John is taller than Paul.
19. Use Superlative Forms for Three or More Things
She is the tallest student.
20. Use 'Than' for Comparisons
Better than expected.
21. Use 'Then' for Time or Sequence
Finish your work, then go home.
22. A Preposition Should Have an Object
on the table
23. Do Not Confuse 'Its' and 'It's'
Its colour is blue.
It's raining.
24. Use 'Whom' as an Object
Whom did you call?
25. Use 'Who' as a Subject
Who called you?
26. Use the Correct Tense Consistently
She arrived and sat down.
27. Use Present Perfect for Unfinished Time
I have lived here for five years.
28. Use Past Simple for Completed Past Actions
I visited Abuja last year.
29. Use Past Perfect for an Earlier Past Action
The train had left before we arrived.
30. Use Future Forms for Future Events
I will call you tomorrow.
31. Use Articles with Singular Countable Nouns
I bought a car.
32. Countable Nouns Have Singular and Plural Forms
one book, two books
33. Uncountable Nouns Usually Have No Plural Form
information, furniture
34. Use 'Much' with Uncountable Nouns
much water
35. Use 'Many' with Countable Nouns
many books
36. Use 'Fewer' for Countable Nouns
fewer students
less students
37. Use 'Less' for Uncountable Nouns
less money
38. Use Relative Pronouns Correctly
The woman who called is my aunt.
39. Place Modifiers Near the Words They Modify
She almost passed every test.
40. Avoid Sentence Fragments
Because I was tired.
I stayed home because I was tired.
41. Avoid Run-on Sentences
I was tired, so I went home.
42. Use Commas in a List
We bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
43. Use Apostrophes for Possession
Mary's book
44. Use Apostrophes in Contractions
don't, can't, we're
45. Use the Subjunctive After Certain Verbs
The principal insisted that he apologise.
46. Use 'Were' in Contrary-to-Fact Conditions
If I were rich, I would travel the world.
47. Coordinate Conjunctions Join Equal Elements
She sang and danced.
48. Subordinate Conjunctions Introduce Dependent Clauses
Because it rained, we stayed indoors.
49. A Clause Must Have a Subject and a Verb
โขShe laughed.
50. Avoid Redundancy
Repeat
Repeat again
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ณ๐๐น?
๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป.
I am Imo Archibong, your favourite diction and grammar coach.
#theposhteacher
#teachingenglish
#grammar #diction
#publicspeaking