Essay Writing Help: Checking Grammar

Good grammar means that your sentences are put together properly. It follows a set of rules and the result is an essay that sounds perfect and looks flawless. It means that you’ve used the proper words in the correct places and there aren’t any dangling participles or apostrophe misuse.

If you need help cleaning up the grammar in your essay, look here for the most commonly made grammatical mistakes:

1. Confusing there/their/they’re. A simple way to remember when to use each one is like this: here and there are spelled almost the same. They both refer to a place. You can put the book here or you can put it there. Their refers to ownership. It’s their yacht. It’s their car. The last one is they’re. The apostrophe shows you a letter is missing. Before the letter was taken out it was they are. Example: They are here. They’re here.
2. Affect vs. effect. Affect is a verb and it’s something you do. Example: what affect will your study time have on your grades? Effect is a noun, or in other words a thing. Example: the wind has a strong effect on the soil.
3. Then vs. than. Then signifies something in time. Remember it because it’s spelled like when, which also signifies time. Example, do your homework and then you can have a treat. Than is for comparing only. Example, her hand is bigger than his hand.
4. Lose vs. loose. The best way to remember the difference is that the word loose means something’s too big. Your pants are too loose. The word loose has two o’s in it which means it’s too big. The word lose on the other hand, means something is lost. (One of the o’s is lost).
5. Could have, would have, and should have. They are all misnamed as could of, would of, and should of.
6. Fewer and less. If you can count something with numbers, use the word fewer. If it is an undetermined amount, use less. Examples: he has fewer apples. She has less motivation. You can count apples with numbers 1,2,3 etc. but you can’t count motivation with numbers.
7. Principal and principle. Principal means the highest in rank, like the principal of your school. Principle means a truth or law or fundamental standard. Remember it this way, the principal is your “pal” (your friend).

Yes, the English language can be tricky. If you pay attention to good grammar and follow these guidelines you will become a better writer.

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