English Grammar Skills Practice, Summaries of Grammar and Composition

Download English Grammar Skills Practice and more Summaries Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! Library, Room L204 English, Writing & ESL The Learning Centre Grammar Skills English Usage Practice (KEY) *Note that the grammatical errors in these sentences could be corrected in many ways. The corrections in the answer key are not the only ways to correct the errors. 1. Going into grade one, Manat and Hannah wanted too have the same teacher; nonetheless, Manat was put into Ms. Beasley’s class and Hannah was put into Mr. Jay’s class. Correct/Incorrect: I Grammar error: confusion between words w/ similar sounds (homophone or near homophone) Correction: Going into grade one, Manat and Hannah wanted to have the same teacher; nonetheless, Manat was put into Ms. Beasley’s class and Hannah was put into Mr. Jay’s class. 2. I went to Wal-Mart last Thursday to get some skim milk; however, Wal- Mart only had whole milk, so I had to go to Safeway instead. Correct/Incorrect: C Grammar error: n/a Correction: n/a 3. If an Okanagan College student wants English or Writing help, they can book an appointment in one of the Learning Centre binders. Correct/Incorrect: I Grammar error: incorrect use of a pronoun Correction: If an Okanagan College student wants English or Writing help, he or she can book an appointment in one of the Learning Centre binders. 4. Whenever I am asked of how I do my hair so nicely, I get self-conscious and answer, “I don’t know.” Correct/Incorrect: I Grammar error: incorrect use of a preposition Correction: Whenever I am asked how I do my hair so nicely, I get self-conscious and answer, “I don’t know.”