Correct errors in everyday use

Key notes :-

Common Grammar Errors

• Subject-Verb Agreement:
  ✅ She plays football.
  ❌ She play football.
• Tense Consistency:
  ✅ He went to the market and bought vegetables.
  ❌ He goes to the market and bought vegetables.
• Incorrect Pronoun Use:
  ✅ John and I are going.
  ❌ Me and John are going.
• Misuse of Apostrophes:
  ✅ It’s raining today. (It is)
  ❌ Its raining today.

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2. Spelling Errors

• Watch out for homophones:
  • Their / There / They’re
  • Your / You’re
  • To / Too / Two

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3. Punctuation Errors

• Missing commas, periods, or question marks can change the meaning:
  ✅ Let’s eat, Grandma!
  ❌ Let’s eat Grandma!
• Use capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns.

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4. Word Choice (Usage Errors)

• Confusing similar words:
  ✅ Accept (to receive) vs. Except (excluding)
  ✅ Affect (verb) vs. Effect (noun)

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5. Double Negatives

• ✅ I don’t know anything.
  ❌ I don’t know nothing.

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6. Redundancy

• Avoid repeating the same idea:
  ❌ He returned back home.
  ✅ He returned home.

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7. Run-on Sentences and Fragments

• ✅ I love reading. It helps me relax.
  ❌ I love reading it helps me relax.

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8. Capitalization

• Start sentences and proper nouns with capital letters:
  ✅ My favorite author is William Shakespeare.
  ❌ my favorite author is william shakespeare.

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