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Grammar and Usage Lesson #56 CCSS.ELA–LITERACY.L. 1

Grammar and Usage Lesson #56 CCSS.ELA–LITERACY.L. 1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Non-standard English Commonly Misused Words. Following are commonly misused words :

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Grammar and Usage Lesson #56 CCSS.ELA–LITERACY.L. 1

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  1. Grammar and Usage Lesson #56 CCSS.ELA–LITERACY.L. 1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Non-standard English Commonly Misused Words

  2. Following are commonly misused words: • Additions: We should say anyway, not anyways. We should say toward, not towards. • Deletions: We should say used to, not use to. We should say nothing, not nothin’. something, not somethin’, and anything, not anythin’. • Example: I used to play guitar. • Misused Phrases: We should say I couldn’t care less, not I could care less. We should say once in a while, not once and a while. We should say any more, not no more. We should say could have, not could of. And no would of, should of, might of.

  3. Practice I could care less if you put somethin’ towards the balance of the loan. That amount doesn’t matter much anyways.

  4. Practice I could care less if you put something towards the balance of the loan. That amount doesn’t matter much anyways. Practice Answers I couldn’tcare less if you put something toward the balance of the loan. That amount doesn’t matter much anyway.

  5. Writing Application Write your own sentence using a commonly misused phrase.

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