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Shall- first person

Will- second/third person


sit- verb; seat- noun
bring- toward the person; take- away from the person
no such words as could of, should of, would of- COULD HAVE, WOULD HAVE, SHOULD HAVE
they're- contraction of they are their- possessive there- refers to a place
SOME/ANY- expresses quantity or degree
SOME- in affirmative ANY- in negative, interrogative
Any can be used in affirmative after IF
Some can be used in questions which are offers, request or you expect the answer to be YES
FEWER - if you can count it LESS- if you can't count it
no such word as ALL RIGHT, just ALRIGHT
A LOT, not ALOT
I.E - that is, E.G- for example
little- not much, use negatively
a little- some though not much/ use positively
the little- not much but all there is
Few- not many; negative meaning
over- spatial comparison
more than- volume comparison
A few- some, use positively, opposed to none
Quite a few- many
for= because
to connect independent clause, conjunctions are used with commas before them.
MANY- use with plural count nouns
MUCH- use with nomcount nouns,usually use in negatives and questions
JUST- use only when talking just amount
HAD/HAD'NT OUGHT- eliminate HAD/HADN'T

EQUALLY IMPORTANT, AS IMPORTANT AS- not EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT.


DUE is acceptable after a linking verb. If not using any L.V, avoid it
maybe- adverbs
BEING AS, BEING THAT- use BECAUSE instead
SOMEWHAT, RATHER, SLIGHTLY instead of KIMD OF, SORT OF
AS TO WHETHER- whether can be omitted
AND, OR- use separately
AND ALSO- redundant
may be- might be
A LOT OF - both count and non count nouns. (can be avoided if you can use MANY and MUCH)
can use either EACH or EVERY but not both
Use number words with its exact name not with -ly
to- start of an infinitive or a preposition
too- means excess
who- person and animal with a name
that- inanimate object and animals without a name
If I were- use in a hypothetical statements, give advice
Towards- british, toward- english
British- period, comma outside quotation mark
English- period, comma inside
ask for- requesting an object (noun)
ask to- request for an action
think of- specific choice
think about- something is pondered
went- past tense
gone- past participle, used with has/have/had

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