Facts about English Grammar
It is perfectly good grammar to end a sentence with a preposition.
There are some sentences that need to be written this way, like ‘That is what I used it for.’ would be incorrect written as ‘That is for what I used it.’ |
Saying ‘and etc.’ is incorrect because etc. means ‘and so forth’, thus you are saying ‘and and so forth.’
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Sometimes, ‘a noun and me’ is correct, like in the sentence ‘They walked over to John and me.”
However, this is the incorrect form in a sentence like ‘John and I walked away.’ |
However can only be used at the start of a sentence that contradicts the one before it, or with the meaning of ‘in whatever way’.
It is incorrect in the sentence ‘John is tall; however he is a boy.’ |
In a list, you can put a comma and ‘and’ between the last two items, or you can just write ‘and’. Both ways are correct.
In some cases, like if ‘and’ was written previously, a comma would make more sense. E.g. I would like to have some ice cream, a banana, strawberries and cream, and iced tea. |
‘Owing to’ and ‘due to’ cannot be used in the same way.
‘Owing to’ is adverbial, and must refer to a verb. ‘Due to’, even though it seems to mean the same, can only be used when referring to a noun. |
There is no such word as ‘quote,’ the correct abbreviation would be ‘quot.’
‘Quote’ or ‘quot.’ are abbreviations and should not be used in formal English. |
‘Since’ can be used as a synonym for ‘because’, and has been used in this way for many years.
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‘Got’ is now the past participle of ‘get’
In older English, only gotten could be used. This is now outdated and got is grammatically correct. |
Only people are 'able' to do something. Everything else gets done.
It is incorrect to say 'The post was able to withstand the windstorm.' |
The noun form of the root absorb is absorption.
All other variations of the root are spelled with a 'b'. |
There is no such word as 'doctorial'. The correct, and only, form is doctoral.
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'Doubt that' is not a synonym for 'doubt whether' or 'doubt if'.
'Doubt whether' and 'doubt if' mean the same thing- that there is some doubt. |
The 'd' is always present in the phrase 'used to'. It is incorrect to write 'use to'.
When speaking the 'd' sound is blended in with the 't'; nevertheless it must still be written. |
There are no such words as 'upto' and 'alot.' The correct spelling is 'up to' and 'a lot'.
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There are five syllables in the word 'respiratory'.
Most people say the word as res-puh-tory. |
It is perfectly good grammar to end a sentence with a preposition.