Browse Rules: 6,146 matches
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| Description | Example | Category |
|---|---|---|
| hyphen in 'write up' | If the market value recovers by year-end, the write down (provision) should be reversed either by reversing the expense itself or creating an income or a revenue. | Grammar |
| hyphen in 'write up' | A list of write ups about football. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | I though of you. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | I though of you. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | A Google employee though he could hack the system. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | They were removing content that they though was inciting violence. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | At first I though that we should focus on customers who want to diversify their unique risks. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | At first, I though the guy was Peter. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | At first, I though the guy was Peter. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | This is way higher than I though. | Grammar |
| hyphen in 'man made' | A man made island. | Grammar |
| operation (operating) system | The Windows operation system was invented by Bill Gates. | Grammar |
| hover board (hoverboard) | Hover boards are mainly used by millenials. | Grammar |
| area 51 (Area 51) | They say that aliens are being held at area 51. | Grammar |
| Ya'll (Y'all) | Ya'll don't know what I'm talking about. | Grammar |
| be fined with (be fine with) | I'm fined with that. | Grammar |
| very thanks (thanks a lot) | Very thanks! | Grammar |
| between he and… (between him and…) | His opposition to homosexuality causes tension between he and his gay roommate, Davis. | Grammar |
| between he and… (between him and…) | His opposition to homosexuality causes tension between I and Davis. | Grammar |
| between he and… (between him and…) | His opposition to homosexuality causes tension between they and Davis. | Grammar |
| between he and… (between him and…) | His opposition to homosexuality causes tension between she and Davis. | Grammar |
| Preposition + who (whom) | Who was with who? | Grammar |
| Preposition + who (whom) | To who do I send my transcripts? | Grammar |
| if I would have (if I had) | If I would have known about the party, I would have gone to it. | Grammar |
| if I would have (if I had) | If I wouldn't have known about the party, I would have gone to it. | Grammar |
| if I would have (if I had) | If I would not have known about the party, I would have gone to it. | Grammar |
| fewer with countable nouns (less) | Ten items or less | Grammar |
| fewer with countable nouns (less) | He has less items | Grammar |
| does (do) I/you/we/they | Does you have your glasses? | Grammar |
| does (do) I/you/we/they | But Does you have your glasses? | Grammar |
| do you sings (sing) | Do you tried this? | Grammar |
| do you found (find) | Do you found the pen? | Grammar |
| could/should/must be does (done) | He will be have a party tonight. | Grammar |
| could/should/must be does (done) | This part must be replaces with caution. | Grammar |
| 'does' ... 3rd person verb (base verb) | Does your memory usage grows during processing? | Grammar |
| 3rd person verb (base verb) after what/who | Who want to go to the mall? | Grammar |
| 'it' + non-3rd person verb | It support transparency. | Grammar |
| 'did' with past tense verb | Did the application worked? | Grammar |
| 'did' with past tense verb | Did you forgot it? | Grammar |
| 'did' with past tense verb | Didn't you forgot it? | Grammar |
| Adverb repetition: e.g. 'also see also' | You may also see also Scotland... | Grammar |
| Use of past form with 'going to ...' | I'm going to wrote him. | Grammar |
| Use of continuous form with non-action verbs | He had been knowing it. | Grammar |
| Use of continuous form with non-action verbs | She was supposing it was correct. | Grammar |
| Use of continuous form with non-action verbs | She is belonging to a different association. | Grammar |
| Use of continuous form with non-action verbs | I am knowing it. | Grammar |
| on (at) first glance | On first glance it seems to be a good idea. | Grammar |
| congratulations for (on) | Congratulations for your new job! | Grammar |
| don't ... 3rd person verb | I don't needs help with that. | Grammar |
| don't ... 3rd person verb | I do not needs help with that. | Grammar |
| does ... 3rd person verb | He does not has expertise about that. | Grammar |
| does ... 3rd person verb | Does anybody here uses a Mac? | Grammar |
| a quite while (quite a while) | It was a quite while since he appeared last on TV. | Grammar |
| a quite while (quite a while) | There's a quite confusion around this matter. | Grammar |
| Adverb instead of noun | I tend to move logical content around in the often after I've written something. | Grammar |
| Adverb instead of an adjective | This is a philosophically question. | Grammar |
| want that I (want me to) | He wants that I send him an email. | Grammar |
| want that I (want me to) | He wants that you send him an email. | Grammar |
| want that I (want me to) | They want that he sends him an email. | Grammar |
| want that I (want me to) | They want that she sends him an email. | Grammar |
| want that I (want me to) | He wants that we send him an email. | Grammar |
| want that I (want me to) | They want that they send him an email. | Grammar |
| Sentence ending with 'the' or 'a' | I am going to an. | Grammar |
| 'The' or 'a' before a punctuation | Another example of chimpanzee to human aggression occurred February 2009 in Stamford, Connecticut, when a , 14-year-old pet chimp named Travis attacked his owner's friend. | Grammar |
| Verb missing after personal pronoun and adverb at beginning of sentence. | I accidentally the flashlight. | Grammar |
| don't will (won't) | I don't will do that. | Grammar |
| was been (has been) | She was been here since Monday. | Grammar |
| was been (has been) | She was not been here since Monday. | Grammar |
| was been (has been) | She wasn't been here since Monday. | Grammar |
| let's don't (let's not) | Let's don't go there. | Grammar |
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