Question | Answer |
A preposition is always followed by... | a noun or pronoun |
The object of the preposition is ... | a noun or pronoun and is the last word in the phrase. |
Agree - reach a mutal understanding | "agree on or upon" Ex: they agreed upon a solution to the problem |
agree - accept another's plan | "agree to" Ex: I agreed to the offer from Wilson Associates |
Agree - with someone | "agree with" Ex: I agreed with Kyle |
Angry - person | "Angry with" Ex: Is Thuy still angry with us for delaying the project? |
Angry - a thing | "angry at" Ex: Both of us were angry at the copier because we lost so much time |
Angry - condition | "angry about" Ex: everyone was angry about the trash the contractors left behind |
Different than or different from? | different from |
identical with or identical to | identical with |
plan to do something or plan on doing smething? | plan to do something |
retroactive to or retroactive from? | retroactive to |
try to do something or try and do something? | try to do something |
a) besides b) beside | a)" in addition to" or "except" Ex: Besides pads and pencils, what other supplies will we need for the meeting? b)"by the side of" Ex: Place these beside the bookcase |
a) inside b) outside | Do NOT use "of" after inside or outside. |
a) all b) both | After all or both use "of" only when all or both is followed by a pronoun. Omit of if either word is followed by a noun. Ex: All of us will need to work overtime to ready all these packages for mailing. |
At, To; In, Ino | At and in indicate position. To and into signify motion. |
Behind, in Back of | Use behind, NOT in back of. However, in front of is correct. Ex: I sat behind Jim while Kelly display the products in front of him |
From, off | Use from when referring to persons or places. Use off when refering to things. Do NOT use either "of" or "from" with the word off. |
Of, Have | Do NOT use "should of". Use "should have" |
Help, Help from | Do NOT use the word "from" after the word "help" in a sentence. Ex: I could not help being late. |
Opposite, Opposite to | Do NOT use "to" after "opposite" Ex: The new mall will be built opposite our house |
Define conjunction | a word that join sentences or parts of sentences. Ex: and, but, or, and nor |
Similar grammatical elements | two or more words, phrases, or clauses. |
Correlative conjunctions | Use to connect similar grammtical. Ex. (both...and)(not only...but also)(either...or)(neither...nor)(whether...or) |
What does parallel mean? | similar or equal |
What does parallelism mean? | parallel structure |
Use (blank) to join and contrast two elements | but, NOT "and". Ex: I called you, but you were not there |
"The reason is (blank) | That, NOT "because" |
Is it "pretend that" or "pretend like" | pretend that |
NO such thing as "being that". Instead use (blank) | "because" or "since" |
Use "as" "as though" or "as if" when a conjunction is needed, not (blank) | like |