Browse Rules: 6,146 matches
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| Description | Example | Category |
|---|---|---|
| missing hyphen in '7 figure salary' | He earns a 6 figure salary. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '8 cylinder engine' | His car has a 8 cylinder engine. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'four car garage' | He parks his van in a 4 car basement garage. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '10 degree angle' | He looked at it from a 10 degree angle. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '125 piece puzzle' | He wanted to finish the 100 piece puzzle before dawn. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '30 carat gold' | She was wearing an 18 karat gold bracelet. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '30 carat gold' | She wanted the 18 karat for her birthday. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '4 wheel drive' | He owns a four wheel drive. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '4 wheel drive' | He owns a two wheeler. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '3 course meal' | He enjoyed the 4 course dinner. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '3 course meal' | Over the past 85 years, the Renaissance four course guitar has been researched and written about sporadically | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '22 inch monitor' | He bought the all-new 16 inch macbook. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'two headed monster' | A 6 headed monster was part of my nightmare. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '2 seat convertible' | He drives a 2 seat convertible. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '100 yard house plan' | He ran the 200 yard dash. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '1000 word essay' | He wrote a 10,000 word essay. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '1000 word essay' | He wrote a 2000 word blog article. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '1000 word essay' | She earns a 6 digit salary. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '1000 word essay' | He needed a 2 letter scrabble word. | Grammar |
| missing comma in 'buy two get one free' | Buy 2 Get 1 Free! | Grammar |
| At 7 clock (o'clock) | Let's meet at 7 clock. | Grammar |
| Possible agreement error: numeral + singular countable noun | I have five book. | Grammar |
| '19 century' (19th century) | Back then in the 19 century… | Grammar |
| '19 century' (19th century) | We're living in the 21 century… | Grammar |
| '19 century' (19th century) | The 2 century is the period from 101 to 200 in accordance with the Julian calendar. | Grammar |
| Incorrect possessive form after a number | At the time, Guider was working just two day's drive from Narooma, in a Canberra suburb. | Grammar |
| Plural form of numbers in 'two dozens of' (two dozen) | You need two dozens of eggs. | Grammar |
| Numeral (dozen, hundred, thousand, million) without a determiner or a number | There are about thousand oaks in this park. | Grammar |
| 'much' + countable noun, e.g. 'much (many) children' | There are much children. | Grammar |
| 'much' + countable noun, e.g. 'much (many) children' | There are much young children. | Grammar |
| Possible agreement error: 'many/several/few' + singular countable noun | I have several book. | Grammar |
| Missing noun after an adjective | This is an absurd. | Grammar |
| Missing noun after an adjective | An absurd is making my existence meaningless. | Grammar |
| Possible agreement error: 'many/several/few' + uncountable noun | I have many wine. | Grammar |
| Possible agreement error: 'many/several/few' + uncountable noun | There are many wine and a lot is happening this spring. | Grammar |
| Possible agreement error: 'many/several/few' + uncountable noun | I have many red wine. | Grammar |
| Possible agreement error: 'many/several/few' + uncountable noun | I have many red wine and a lot is happening this spring. | Grammar |
| Possible agreement error: 'many/several/few' + uncountable noun | I have a number of wine. | Grammar |
| Possible agreement error: 'many/several/few' + uncountable noun | I have a few wine. | Grammar |
| Possible agreement error: 'many/several/few' + uncountable noun | There is few wine and a lot is happening this spring. | Grammar |
| Possible agreement error: 'many/several/few' + uncountable noun | I have several wine. | Grammar |
| Possible agreement error: 'many/several/few' + uncountable noun | There is several wine and a lot is happening this spring. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | You shouldn't not do it! | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | You shouldn't have not done it! | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | Nobody told me nothing. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I don't have no idea. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I can't show no emotion. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I cannot show no emotion. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I do not have no idea. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I didn't have no idea. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I did not have no idea. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I haven't done no harm. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I have not done no harm. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I didn't see nothing. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I didn't see nothing. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | You can't afford not to believe me. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | There won't be nothing much, but please come by my house this evening. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | There wasn't nobody there. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | Sorry, I don't have neither one. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | She couldn't hardly understand a word. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | She could not hardly understand a word. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | She hasn't seen nobody. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | That won't do you no good. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I can't find my keys no where. | Grammar |
| Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything') | I can't find my keys nowhere. | Grammar |
| misspelled tips and tricks | tips and trick | Grammar |
| misspelled tips and tricks | tip and tricks | Grammar |
| ad (and) | They discussed the environmental, economic ad social aspects. | Grammar |
| goof (good) | It wasn't the best game, but it was goof. | Grammar |
| form y (for my) | I realize there's no excuse form y words. | Grammar |
| Sentence is a fragment | Though the dog likes to bark loudly. | Grammar |
| Sentence is a fragment | Even if the dog likes to bark. | Grammar |
| Sentence is a fragment | So if the dog likes to bark. | Grammar |
| Sentence is a fragment | So, if the dog likes to bark. | Grammar |
| Sentence is a fragment | So even if the dog likes to bark. | Grammar |
| Sentence is a fragment | So, even if the dog likes to bark. | Grammar |
| Sentence is a fragment | In order that the dog guards the house. | Grammar |
| Sentence is a fragment | Provided that the dog guards my house. | Grammar |
| wrong preposition: 'exception PREPOSITION the rule' (exception to the rule) | Graphite is an exception of the rule. | Grammar |
| Regarding to (regard to/regarding) | Your action with regarding to the decision of the committee is not satisfactory. | Grammar |
| ARTICLE ADJECTIVE of | The live of Brian. | Grammar |
| ARTICLE ADJECTIVE of | The summery of the book was very easy to read. | Grammar |
| ARTICLE ADJECTIVE of | It was a serious of events. | Grammar |
| ARTICLE ADJECTIVE of | The numerous of people is too high. | Grammar |
| ARTICLE ADJECTIVE of | He emphasized the important of this task. | Grammar |
| ARTICLE ADJECTIVE of | He was standing on the frontline of the protests. | Grammar |
| ARTICLE ADJECTIVE of | The widespread of the virus caused some serious problems. | Grammar |
| ARTICLE ADJECTIVE of | The used of fracking is prohibited. | Grammar |
| ARTICLE ADJECTIVE of | We are not responsible for the delusional of your client. | Grammar |
| lose their life (lives) | They lost their life in the line of duty. | Grammar |
| mean something for (to) somebody | This trophy meant a lot for me. | Grammar |
| mean something for (to) somebody | Does she know what she means for me? | Grammar |
| beware PREPOSITION | Beware about malware. | Grammar |
| missing article before 'BE + ADJECTIVE + way' | This is best way of dealing with errors. | Grammar |
| missing article before 'BE + ADJECTIVE + way' | There must be faster way of going to California. | Grammar |
| missing article before 'BE + MOST + ADJECTIVE + NOUN' | This is most popular game ever. | Grammar |
| missing article before 'BE + MOST + ADJECTIVE + NOUN' | This is by far most popular game ever. | Grammar |
| 'every/each' + SINGULAR | The manager wants to speak to every employees in his office. | Grammar |
| each others’ (other’s) | They checked each others’ work. | Grammar |
| wrong preposition: sign into (sign in to) | When you sign into your e-mail account... | Grammar |
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