When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People

How to Avoid Common Errors in English

By: Ann Batko, Edward Rosenheim (Editor)

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Ever stumble when choosing between who and whom, affect and effect, "lay" and "lie"?

Are you worried that how you speak or write is holding you back at work? Do you fear you're making frequent conversational errors, but just aren't sure what's correct? How you use language tells people a good deal about who you are, how you think, and how you communicate. Making simple errors in written and spoken English can make you seem less sophisticated, even less intelligent, than you really are. And that can affect (not effect) your relationships, your friendships, and even your career.

This comprehensive, easy-to-use reference is a program designed to help you identify and correct the most common errors in written and spoken English.

After a short and simple review of some basic principles, When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People is organized in the most useful way possible--by error type, such as Problem Pronouns or Mixing up Words that Sound the Same. You choose how to work your way through, either sequentially or in the order most relevant to you. Each unit contains tests at the end to help you reinforce what you've learned. Best of all, the information is presented in a clear, lively, and conversational style--this is not your eighth-grade grammar textbook!

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Foreword	p. 17
Introduction: How Do We Learn to Speak Correctly?	p. 21
Pretest	p. 27
Grammar Review	p. 31
Perplexing Pronouns	p. 55
A Lesson on Pronoun Cases	p. 56
Use the Subjective Case When...	p. 57
Use the Objective Case When...	p. 58
Use the Possessive Case When...	p. 58
Subjective and Objective Cases	p. 59
I vs. Me	p. 59
She vs. Her	p. 60
Who vs. Whom	p. 61
Whoever vs. Whomever	p. 62
Test: Subjective and Objective Case	p. 63
Answer Key: Subjective and Objective Case	p. 65
Objective and Possessive Case	p. 67
His vs. Him	p. 67
Their vs. Them	p. 67
Test: Objective and Possessive Case	p. 69
Answer Key: Objective and Possessive Case	p. 69
Relative Pronouns: "Which," "That," and "Who/Whom"	p. 71
Which vs. That	p. 73
Test: Relative Pronouns	p. 73
Answer Key: Relative Pronouns	p. 74
Intensive or Reflexive Pronouns-What They're for and Where NOT to Put Them	p. 75
Me vs. Myself	p. 76
Test: Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns	p. 76
Answer Key: Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns	p. 77
Vexing Verbs	p. 79
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs	p. 79
Lie vs. Lay	p. 81
Sit vs. Set	p. 84
Test: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs	p. 85
Answer Key: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs	p. 86
A Lesson on Verb Tenses	p. 86
Forms of the Verb "to Be" Across the Six Tenses	p. 89
"Shall" and "Will"	p. 91
Tricky Verb Tenses	p. 91
Do	p. 91
Burst	p. 92
Dive	p. 93
Drink	p. 93
Swim	p. 94
Ring	p. 94
Sing	p. 95
Spring	p. 95
Hang	p. 96
Drive	p. 96
Ought	p. 97
Be sure and	p. 97
Try and	p. 98
Test: Tricky Verb Tenses	p. 98
Answer Key: Tricky Verb Tenses	p. 99
The Subjunctive Mood	p. 100
If I Was vs. If I Were	p. 102
Test: The Subjunctive	p. 103
Answer Key: The Subjective	p. 103
Ambiguous Agreements	p. 105
Subjects With Complex Modifiers	p. 106
Agreement With Compound Subjects	p. 107
Subjects Joined by "And"	p. 108
"Either/Or" and "Neither/Nor"	p. 109
Subjects Joined by "Or"	p. 110
Test: Compound Subjects and Verbs	p. 111
Answer Key: Compound Subjects and Verbs	p. 112
Agreement With Indefinite Pronouns	p. 113
Each...Are	p. 113
None...Is/Are	p. 114
Test: Indefinite Pronouns and Verbs	p. 116
Answer Key: Indefinite Pronouns and Verbs	p. 117
Indefinite Pronouns and Personal Pronouns	p. 118
Everyone...Their	p. 118
Test: Indefinite Pronouns and Personal Pronouns	p. 120
Answer Key: Indefinite Pronouns and Personal Pronouns	p. 121
Mangled Modifiers	p. 123
Adjectives vs. Adverbs	p. 123
Bad vs. Badly	p. 123
Real vs. Really	p. 124
Near vs. Nearly	p. 125
Good vs. Well	p. 125
Test: Adjectives vs. Adverbs	p. 126
Answer Key: Adjectives vs. Adverbs	p. 127
Comparatives vs. Superlatives	p. 127
Bigger vs. Biggest	p. 127
Less vs. Least	p. 128
Better vs. Best	p. 128
More vs. Most	p. 129
Test: Comparatives vs. Superlatives	p. 130
Answer Key: Comparatives vs. Superlatives	p. 130
Distance/Number/Quantity Modifiers	p. 131
Between vs. Among	p. 131
Fewer vs. Less	p. 131
Farther vs. Further	p. 132
Number vs. Amount	p. 132
So far as vs. As far as	p. 133
Test: Distance/Number/Quantity Modifiers	p. 133
Answer Key: Distance/Number/Quantity Modifiers	p. 134
Absolute Modifiers	p. 135
Unique vs. Most Unique	p. 135
Perfect vs. More Perfect	p. 136
Infinite vs. Less Infinite	p. 136
Ultimate vs. Penultimate	p. 137
Pregnant vs. Less Pregnant	p. 137
Test: Absolute Modifiers	p. 138
Answer Key: Absolute Modifiers	p. 139
Imprecise and Made-up Modifiers	p. 139
Hopefully	p. 139
Regretfully	p. 140
Awful	p. 141
Plenty	p. 141
Test: Imprecise and Made-up Modifiers	p. 141
Answer Key: Imprecise and Made-up Modifiers	p. 142
Problem Prepositions	p. 143
Prepositions Expressing Fine Shades of Meaning	p. 143
Agree to vs. Agree with	p. 143
Differ with vs. Differ from	p. 144
Different from vs. Different than	p. 144
Test: Prepositions That Express Fine Shades of Meaning	p. 145
Answer Key: Prpositions That Express Fine Shades of Meaning	p. 146
Unidiomatic and Superfluous Prepositions	p. 146
Centers around	p. 146
Where...at	p. 147
As to	p. 147
Off of	p. 148
Over with	p. 148
Type of a	p. 149
Test: Unidiomatic and Superfluous Prepositions	p. 149
Key: Unidiomatic and Superfluous Prepositions	p. 149
Confused Connections	p. 151
Bookend Expressions	p. 152
Not only...But/But also	p. 152
On the one hand...On the other hand	p. 153
Either...Or	p. 154
Neither...Nor	p. 154
As...As	p. 154
The Reason...Was That	p. 155
Test: Bookend Expressions	p. 155
Answer Key: Bookend Expressions	p. 156
Imprecise, Pretentious, or Needless Connectors	p. 157
Where	p. 157
Per	p. 158
Plus	p. 158
As to whether	p. 159
In the event that	p. 159
Owing to the fact that	p. 160
As vs. Because and Since	p. 160
Test: Imprecise Conjunctions and Connectors	p. 160
Answer Key: Imprecise Conjunctions and Connectors	p. 161
Puzzling Plurals	p. 163
Media	p. 163
Data	p. 164
Alumni	p. 165
Criteria	p. 166
Phenomena	p. 166
Memoranda	p. 167
Test: Puzzling Plurals	p. 167
Answer Key: Puzzling Plurals	p. 168
Mixing up Words That Sound the Same	p. 169
Accept vs. Except	p. 170
Advice vs. Advise	p. 170
Affect vs. Effect	p. 171
Amoral vs. Immoral	p. 171
Averse vs. Adverse	p. 172
Beside vs. Besides	p. 173
Biannually vs. Biennially	p. 173
Climatic vs. Climatic	p. 174
Could of vs. Could have	p. 174
Elude vs. Allude	p. 175
Imminent vs. Eminent	p. 175
Ingenious vs. Ingenuous	p. 176
Jibe vs. Jive	p. 176
Tack vs. Tact	p. 177
Tortuous vs. Torturous	p. 177
Test: Mixing up Words That Sound the Same	p. 178
Answer Key: Mixing up Words That Sound the Same	p. 179
Mixing up Words That Look the Same	p. 181
Adapt vs. Adopt	p. 181
Allusion vs. Illusion vs. Delusion	p. 182
Assignment vs. Assignation	p. 183
Childlike vs. Childish	p. 183
Continual vs. Continuous	p. 184
Creditable vs. Credible vs. Credulous	p. 185
Incredible vs. Incredulous	p. 185
Elegy vs. Eulogy	p. 186
Epitaph vs. Epithet	p. 186
Flaunt vs. Flout	p. 187
Luxurious vs. Luxuriant	p. 187
Morale vs. Moral	p. 188
Periodic vs. Periodical	p. 189
Persecute vs. Prosecute	p. 189
Proceed vs. Precede	p. 190
Respectful vs. Respective	p. 190
Sensuous vs. Sensual	p. 191
Simple vs. Simplistic	p. 192
Uninterested vs. Disinterested	p. 192
Test: Mixing up Words That Look the Same	p. 193
Answer Key: Mixing up Words That Look the Same	p. 195
Mixing up Words Whose Meanings Are Related	p. 197
Annoy vs. Irritate vs. Aggravate	p. 197
Burglary vs. Robbery	p. 198
Can vs. May	p. 199
Compose vs. Comprise	p. 199
Convince vs. Persuade	p. 200
Eager vs. Anxious	p. 201
Explicit vs. Implicit	p. 201
Figuratively vs. Literally vs. Virtually	p. 202
Imply vs. Infer	p. 203
Kind of/Sort of vs. Rather	p. 204
Let vs. Leave	p. 204
Like vs. As and As if	p. 205
Likely vs. Apt vs. Liable	p. 205
Percent vs. Percentage	p. 206
Quote vs. Quotation	p. 207
Semiannually vs. Semimonthly vs. Semiweekly	p. 207
Serve vs. Service	p. 208
Take vs. Bring	p. 209
Use vs. Utilize	p. 209
Test: Mixing up Words Whose Meanings Are Related	p. 210
Answer Key: Mixing up Words Whose Meanings Are Related	p. 213
Made-up Words	p. 215
Irregardless	p. 215
Authored	p. 216
Critiqued	p. 216
Gift	p. 216
Adding "-ize"	p. 217
Enthuse	p. 217
Adding "-wise"	p. 218
Test: Made-up Words	p. 219
Answer Key: Made-up Words	p. 220
Wasteful Words and Infelicities	p. 221
A half a	p. 221
And et cetera	p. 221
Like	p. 222
The field of	p. 222
Needless to say	p. 222
Time period	p. 223
Party	p. 223
Test: Wasteful Words	p. 224
Answer Key: Wasteful Words	p. 224
Mispronounced Words	p. 227
Air vs. Err	p. 227
Anyways vs. Anyway	p. 228
A ways vs. A way	p. 228
Cent vs. Cents	p. 228
Libary vs. Library	p. 228
Reconize vs. Recognize	p. 229
Stricly vs. Strictly	p. 229
Heighth vs. Height	p. 229
Athaletics vs. Athletics	p. 229
Goverment vs. Government	p. 229
Irrevelant vs. Irrelevant	p. 230
Temperment vs. Temperament	p. 230
Lightening vs. Lightning	p. 230
Mischevious vs. Mischievous	p. 230
Grevious vs. Grievous	p. 230
Histry vs. History	p. 231
Nucular vs. Nuclear	p. 231
Perscription vs. Prescription	p. 231
Prespiration vs. Perspiration	p. 231
Disasterous vs. Disastrous	p. 232
Accidently vs. Accidentally	p. 232
Representive vs. Representative	p. 232
Preform vs. Perform	p. 232
Asterik vs. Asterisk	p. 232
Artic vs. Arctic	p. 233
Anartica vs. Antarctica	p. 233
Expresso vs. Espresso	p. 233
Review Tests	p. 235
Index	p. 249
About the Author and Editor	p. 255
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