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    This document provides a cheat sheet for common grammar issues involving apostrophes, plurals, and punctuation. It lists examples of correct and incorrect usage of apostrophes for contractions, possession, and plural acronyms and words. It also distinguishes between everyday and every day, and provides rules for using commas when directly addressing someone or in "if" sentences to show cause and effect. The cheat sheet is intended to help improve writing by clarifying these frequent problem areas of English grammar.

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    This document provides a cheat sheet for common grammar issues involving apostrophes, plurals, and punctuation. It lists examples of correct and incorrect usage of apostrophes for contractions, possession, and plural acronyms and words. It also distinguishes between everyday and every day, and provides rules for using commas when directly addressing someone or in "if" sentences to show cause and effect. The cheat sheet is intended to help improve writing by clarifying these frequent problem areas of English grammar.

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    This document provides a cheat sheet for common grammar issues involving apostrophes, plurals, and punctuation. It lists examples of correct and incorrect usage of apostrophes for contractions, possession, and plural acronyms and words. It also distinguishes between everyday and every day, and provides rules for using commas when directly addressing someone or in "if" sentences to show cause and effect. The cheat sheet is intended to help improve writing by clarifying these frequent problem areas of English grammar.

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    Mr Romances Grammar Cheat Sheet

    Problem area

    Correct

    Incorrect

    Apostrophes
    Apostrophes for contractions
    Youre = You are

    Youre wonderful.

    Your wonderful.

    Your = You own something.

    This is your life.

    This is youre life.

    Theyre = They are

    Theyre wonderful.

    Their/there wonderful.

    Their = They own something.

    This is their home.

    This is theyre/there home.

    The 1960s

    The 60s.

    The 60s / the 60s.

    She is 20 - 29 years old.

    Shes in her 20s.

    Shes in her 20s.

    Apostrophes for possession


    Brians = Brian owns
    something.
    Apostrophe before the s

    This is Brains turkey


    sub.

    This is Brians turkey sub.


    This is Brians turkey sub.

    The shops = One shop owns


    something.
    Apostrophe before the s

    This is the shops display. This is the shops display.


    This is the shops display.

    The shops = Two shops own


    something.
    Apostrophe after the s

    These are the shops


    displays.

    These are the shops displays.


    These are the shops displays.

    Womens, childrens, mices


    etc When automatically plural
    words own something.
    Apostrophe before the s

    The womens shoes.

    The womens shoes.


    The womens shoes.

    its = it is
    Apostrophe before the s

    Its a lovely day.

    Its a lovely day.

    its = it owns something.


    No apostrophe

    This is its hiding place.

    This is its hiding place.


    This is its hiding place - this
    example is impossible.

    Other apostrophe problems


    CDs, DVDs = Plural acronyms
    No apostrophe

    This place has so many


    CDs, ATMs, RBTs.

    This place has so many CDs /


    CDs, ATMs / ATMs

    Other plurals - no apostrophe

    I want to eat two pizzas. I want to eat two pizzas /


    pizzas.
    Everyday vs every day

    Everyday = a commonplace
    item.
    Comes before the object
    youre describing and is one
    word.

    This is my everyday hat.

    This is my every day hat.

    Every day = something that


    happens each and every day.
    Comes after the object youre
    describing and is two words.

    I love this hat. I wear it


    every day.

    I love this hat. I wear it


    everyday.

    Commas
    How are you, Bob? = Use a
    comma when directly
    addressing someone.

    I know, Mum. = I
    understand and agree
    with you.

    I know Mum. = I am aware of a


    person called Mum.

    if sentences show cause and


    effect. A comma in the middle
    shows where the cause ends
    and where the effect begins.

    If I were rich, I would


    live on my own private
    island.

    If I were rich I would live on my


    own private island.

    For ProBlogger.net by MrAndMrsRomance.com

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