1. Using the rules to correct the grammar mistakes
Grammar Rules
Using the rules to correct the grammar mistakes

2. Section 1: Confusing words
Two—more than one; too—also, very; to—a preposition that shows relationship
A lot—the only correct way of expressing “much”
Of—a presposition to connect two things; have—a helping verb
Quiet—not much noise; quite—very
Their—possessive, belongs to more than one person; they’re—means they are; there—a word of place, not here
Than—used to compare one thing to another; then—means time, after, next

3. Section 2: Apostrophes Used in possessives, to indicate “belongs to”
--add ‘s to the end of any single noun or person and any plural that does NOT end in s
--add ‘ only to the end of any plural word ending in s
Used in contractions that mean “is”
--it’s means “it is”
--he’s means “he is”
NOT used to indicate plural (more than one): dogs, chickens, pigs

4. Sections 3, 4: complete sentences vs. fragment
A complete sentence is a complete thought made with a subject and verb (it is an independent clause)
--subject: the person, place, or thing in the sentence DOING the action or BEING
--verb: the word(s) indicating action or being
A fragment is only a part of a sentence, not complete, because it does not make a complete thought; it is either incomplete or dependent
--dependent clause—depends on another part of the sentence to make it a complete thought; it is lacking the subject or the verb portion of the sentence, or it begins with a word that makes it depend on something else to be complete (when, because, while, since, after, before, etc.)

5. Section 5: complete sentence vs. run-on
A run-on (or run-together) sentence contains two independent clauses without proper separation with a period, a semicolon, or a comma with conjunction:
Incorrect run-on: The dog ran across the road, it was almost hit.
Corrected: The dog ran across the road. It was almost hit.
The dog ran across the road; it was almost hit.
The dog ran across the road, and it was almost hit.

6. Section 6: Correct verb forms
Present tense verb conjugation
First person singular: (I) run First person plural: (we) run
Second person singular: (you) run Second person plural: (you) run
Third person singular: (he, she, it) runs Third person plural: (they) run
Past tense verb conjugation
(I) ran (we) ran
(you) ran (you) ran
(he, she it) ran (they) ran

7. Section 7: Correct pronouns (agree in number with the noun they refer to)
Make sure the pronoun and the noun agree in number:
One male person: he, his, him, himself
One female person: she, her, herself
One nongender item: it, its, itself
Plural (more than one) of any of the above: they, them, their, themselves
First person singular: I, my, myself plural: we, us, our, ourselves
Second person singular: you, your, yourself plural: you, your, yourselves

8. Section 7,8: Dangling modifiers
Make sure the modifiers come immediately after the noun they modify. Otherwise, the meaning of the sentence can be changed. Ex:
--The girls treated the teacher’s grandmother who taught them history.
--The girls treated the grandmother of the teacher who taught them history.
--The girls waved at the man who was standing on the hill that was wearing a red scarf.
--The girls waved at the man wearing a red scarf; he was standing on the hill.
--The girl told her mother she was a fool. (Which one is the fool?)
--The boy in the red hat named Fred came to my house. (Was the boy or the hat named Fred?)

9. Section 9: Parallel Construction
Make sure your lists contain the same grammatical structure: all nouns, or all verbs ending in – ing, or all prepositional phrases
--You can take friends, neighbors, and those who like meat. (should be friends, neighbors, and meat-lovers)
--Make sure you go fishing, swimming, and take a hike. (should be fishing, swimming, and hiking)
--The squirrel likes to run around the trees, eating all the acorns, and hide in the branches. (should be run around the trees, eat up the acorns, and hide in the branches)