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Kind of and Sort of ; Could of , Should of , and Would of

Kind of and Sort of ; Could of , Should of , and Would of. Mini-lesson #56 FROM THE UWF WRITING LAB’S 101 GRAMMAR MINI-LESSONS SERIES. Kind of and Sort of.

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Kind of and Sort of ; Could of , Should of , and Would of

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  1. Kind of and Sort of; Could of, Should of, and Would of Mini-lesson #56 FROM THE UWF WRITING LAB’S 101 GRAMMAR MINI-LESSONS SERIES

  2. Kind of and Sort of • In informal speech, kind of and sort of are often used incorrectly as adverbs meaning rather, somewhat, nearly, or almost. • INCORRECT: I am kind of (or sort of) depressed about my grade in English. • CORRECT: I am rather depressed about my grade in English.

  3. Kind of and Sort of Cont. • Kind of and sort of are used correctly as type of, preceding a noun. • I enjoy this kind of movie. • This is my favorite sort of dessert.

  4. Could of, Should of, and Would of • Could of, should of, and would of are non-standard written forms of could have, should have, and would have. The contraction ‘ve (for have) is sometimes incorrectly written as of. • INCORRECT: He could of been accepted to any college he desired. • CORRECT: He could’ve (or could have) been accepted to any college he desired.

  5. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! • I am (kind of/sort of/rather) worried about the midterm exam. • Rather • He (could of/should of/could have) told you he was going to be late. • Could have

  6. MORE PRACTICE! • After work, the teacher is (kind of/rather) tired. • rather • You look (kind of/rather) bewildered. • rather

  7. That was (kind of/rather) fun!

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