Don't vs Doesn’t
Doesn't, does not, or
does are used with the third person singular - words like he, she, and it.
Wrong: He don’t love me anymore
Right: He doesn’t love me anymore
Fewer
vs Less
If you can count the items, you need to
use the number word “fewer”.
If you can’t
count the substance, then you should use
“less”.
Wrong: Twelve items or less are there in the
basket.
Right: Twelve items or fewer are there in the basket.
Wrong: You should eat fewer meat curry
Right: You should eat less meat curry.
Double
Negatives
Two negative words create a positive
meaning, which may be just the opposite of what
you have intended to convey.
Wrong: I
don’t have nothing to say.
Right: I don’t
have anything to say.
Went vs Gone
The correct form is: should + have + past participle
Wrong: I should have went to his house
yesterday.
Right: I should have gone to his
house yesterday.
Its vs It's
It’s
is the contraction of It is:
Wrong: Its
going to be sunny tomorrow.
Right: It’s
going to be sunny tomorrow.
Its is a possessive pronoun
that modifies a noun.
Wrong: What’s
that? I can’t remember it’s name.
Right:
What’s that? I can’t remember its name.
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