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Example:
The lady throws her bouquet in the air.
Basic Rules
Example:
The ladies throw their bouquet in the air.
Basic Rules
Incorrect:
Belen, who gave me cupcakes, are my aunt.
Correct:
Belen, who gave me cupcakes, is my aunt.
Basic Rules
4. Do not shift verb tenses unnecessarily in the
sentences all throughout the paragraph and in
the whole text.
Incorrect:
She likes cupcakes; thus, she baked them.
Correct:
She likes cupcakes; thus, she bakes them.
Basic Rules
5. Place the subject after the verb when a
sentence begins with the word “here” or
“there”. This will help you determine what
number your verb should agree with.
Example:
Here are your clothes.
There is a rainbow.
Irregular Verbs
Singular Plural
Present Tense Past Tense Present Tense Past Tense
Examples:
• The representative from the Philippines to the
Southeast Asian Games is from Laguna.
Examples:
• The graduating class of Mrs. Lim, the teacher who is
beloved by the students, is planning a birthday surprise
for her.
Incorrect:
Did she went to South Korea for a vacation?
Did she gone to South Korea for a vacation?
Correct:
Did she go to South Korea for a vacation?
The auxiliary verb “did” always goes along with the
base form of a verb and never with the past form.
Incorrect:
I did took the teachers’ licensure exam.
I did taken the teachers’ licensure exam.
Correct:
I did take the teachers’ licensure exam.
⑦ “Does” is the singular form, and “do” is the plural form
in the third person point of view. The first and second
person points of view take the plural form as well.
Incorrect:
The backpackers would like to bought the souvenir shirt.
Correct:
The backpackers would like to buy the souvenir shirt.
Incorrect:
Tourists can use the train to went around the city.
Correct:
Tourists can use the train to go around the city.
Excellent writers are also conscious in making sure that the
verb forms they use are consistent all throughout.
Incorrect:
Richard says that his contract ended yesterday.
Correct:
Richard said that his contract ended yesterday.
Incorrect:
His report was late because he includes too much information.
Correct:
His report was late because he included too much information.
OTHER COMMON LAPSES IN GRAMMAR AND
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
1. Sentence Fragments
2. Missing Comma After Introductory Element
3. Misusing the Apostrophe with “It’s”
4. No Comma in a Compound Sentence
5. Misplaced or Dangling Modifier
6. Vague Pronoun Reference