Word Power !!
He took Mother and I for a ride in the car. -- This is wrong. This should be " He took mother and me for a ride in the car".
"Come and sit we girls" is wrong but should be "Come and sit us girls"
"Me and wife went to picture" is wrong. "My wife and i went to picture"
"Its me" is wrong but "Its I" is right.
"The person who i saw" is wrong but "The person whom is saw..." is right.
Here is one very common mistake people do..
Affect vs Effect
These two words are very commonly confused and used interchangeably. However, both have very different meanings. In fact, both the words can be used in two ways, Noun and Verb. I don't think I'll be able to explain the differences effectively
, instead I'll give examples for their correct usage....
Affect: (as a Verb) meaning "have an influence on"
His provoking statements did not affect my decision in any way.
Alcohol affects your body and mind.
Affect: (as a Noun) meaning "emotion" --- Its used this way very very rarely..
He displayed a distressing lack of affect.
Effect: (as a Noun) meaning "the result, something produced by a cause"
The rain had no effect on the girl's make-up.
The sound effects were mindblowing.
Effect: (as a Verb) meaning "to bring about (a change)"
The people's revolt effected a change in government.
I hope my advice will effect certain changes in your language.
Accept vs Except
Its very easy to confuse between these two due to their similar spellings and pronunciations; its even easier to differentiate, if you know their meanings..!
Accept: means "to receive, or acknowledge"
I'll always accept any reps you give me.
Do you accept this proposal?
I asked her to marry me, and she accepted..!!
Except: means "other than; excluding"
Every country at the sports meet performed well, except India.
'i returned back the book to the library' - the 'back' is redundant.
Who is Subjective and Whom is objective.
"To whom shall i give it?" is another form of "Whom shall I give it to?". Here the subject is "I" and a preposition "to" is followed by the objective. So the use of "Whom" in this sentence is right and not "who".
Similarly, "Who shall i take with me?" is wrong.
Who, as a subject, is correct in questions as found below:
"Who goes home?"
"Who did it?"
When "Who" is used as a simple relative pronoun, it is immaterial whether its governing noun or pronoun is the subject or object. Then the sentences can be:
"The lady who is good-looking is away"
"I saw the guy who did this!"
However, Who would be changed to whom in the following sentence.
"The lady whom you are talking about is away"
The man whom the police arrested..." is right here because, Police is the subject in this sentence.
"Come and sit we girls" is wrong but should be "Come and sit us girls"
"Me and wife went to picture" is wrong. "My wife and i went to picture"
"Its me" is wrong but "Its I" is right.
"The person who i saw" is wrong but "The person whom is saw..." is right.
Here is one very common mistake people do..
Affect vs Effect
These two words are very commonly confused and used interchangeably. However, both have very different meanings. In fact, both the words can be used in two ways, Noun and Verb. I don't think I'll be able to explain the differences effectively
, instead I'll give examples for their correct usage....Affect: (as a Verb) meaning "have an influence on"
His provoking statements did not affect my decision in any way.
Alcohol affects your body and mind.
Affect: (as a Noun) meaning "emotion" --- Its used this way very very rarely..
He displayed a distressing lack of affect.
Effect: (as a Noun) meaning "the result, something produced by a cause"
The rain had no effect on the girl's make-up.
The sound effects were mindblowing.
Effect: (as a Verb) meaning "to bring about (a change)"
The people's revolt effected a change in government.
I hope my advice will effect certain changes in your language.
Accept vs Except
Its very easy to confuse between these two due to their similar spellings and pronunciations; its even easier to differentiate, if you know their meanings..!
Accept: means "to receive, or acknowledge"
I'll always accept any reps you give me.
Do you accept this proposal?
I asked her to marry me, and she accepted..!!
Except: means "other than; excluding"
Every country at the sports meet performed well, except India.
'i returned back the book to the library' - the 'back' is redundant.
Who is Subjective and Whom is objective.
"To whom shall i give it?" is another form of "Whom shall I give it to?". Here the subject is "I" and a preposition "to" is followed by the objective. So the use of "Whom" in this sentence is right and not "who".
Similarly, "Who shall i take with me?" is wrong.
Who, as a subject, is correct in questions as found below:
"Who goes home?"
"Who did it?"
When "Who" is used as a simple relative pronoun, it is immaterial whether its governing noun or pronoun is the subject or object. Then the sentences can be:
"The lady who is good-looking is away"
"I saw the guy who did this!"
However, Who would be changed to whom in the following sentence.
"The lady whom you are talking about is away"
The man whom the police arrested..." is right here because, Police is the subject in this sentence.
Every And Each
These words, "Every" and "Each" are singular words. However, the common mistake is to treat these words as plurals.
For example, "I was most impressed by the prices and designs of everything on sale"
Everything on sale is singular meaning each object has its own price and design. Thus, the sentence should be:
"I was most impressed by the price and design of everything on sale"
Other example: "There are carpets in every room." Each room may have one or more carpets but this sentence means there is no room without a carpet. The right ways of expressing this is
There is a carpet in every room
There are carpets in all rooms.
Each: The company issues free guide books to each visitor. (it should be book and not books)
There are nice lawns in each gardens and prams at each front door. (it should be lawn in each garden and pram at each front door)
Coming up is "Between EAch"
For example, "I was most impressed by the prices and designs of everything on sale"
Everything on sale is singular meaning each object has its own price and design. Thus, the sentence should be:
"I was most impressed by the price and design of everything on sale"
Other example: "There are carpets in every room." Each room may have one or more carpets but this sentence means there is no room without a carpet. The right ways of expressing this is
There is a carpet in every room
There are carpets in all rooms.
Each: The company issues free guide books to each visitor. (it should be book and not books)
There are nice lawns in each gardens and prams at each front door. (it should be lawn in each garden and pram at each front door)
Coming up is "Between EAch"
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