TOP TEN GRAMMAR RULES

LESS IS MORE

• Go with the shortest answer unless the shortest is horrible

HONOR THY COMMAS

• Exaggerate the pause and the inflection change

CONTRACTIONS

• Always say both words
• Contractions are less formal, less emphatic and less urgent

PARALLELISM

• Stay with the trend within the sentence

EXTRA INFO HAS COMMAS OR DASHES AROUND IT

• ex: Bob, the fastest runner, jogged in fir a touchdown

WHO VS. WHOM

• Take out 'who' or 'whom' and plug in 'him' at the end if the sentence
• If 'him' works at the end of the sentence go with 'whom'

NON-WORDS

• A. Irregardless
• B. Funner
• C. Where at
• D. Its'
• E. Could of

IDIOMS

• A. I-Half expected a victory
• B. You are bound to your promises
• C. He was lost in his thoughts
• D. Fall gives way to Winter

SUBJECTIVE MOOD

• A. If the sentence has 'if' or 'suppose' or 'I wish', go with 'Were' as your verb
• i. If only she was/were my friend