Top Five Common Grammar Mistakes

1. Top Five Common Grammar Mistakes

2. They’re / Their / There • ‘They’re’ is the contraction of ‘they are’. • ‘Their’ is possessive form of ‘they’. • ‘There’ is used to identify a location, to indicate an objects location, or establish existence. Online Skill BuildingActivities: http://www.better-english.com/easier/theyre.htm www.englishmaven.org/exercises

3. You’re / Your • ‘You’re’ is the contraction of ‘you are’. • ‘Your’ is the possessive form of ‘you’. Online Skill Building Activities: http://www.englishbaby.com/lessons/grammar/your_vs_youre http://english-zone.com/verbs/your1.html

4. Its / It’s • ‘Its’ is the possessive form of ‘it’. • ‘It’s’ is the contraction of ‘it is’. Online Skill Building Activities: http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=WCN4202 http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/287.html

5. Effect / Affect • Use effect when you mean: RESULT, TO CAUSE, TO ACCOMPLISH, TO BRING ABOUT. • Use affect when you mean: TO INFLUENCE SOMETHING RATHER THAN CAUSE. Online Skill Building Activities: http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=WCN4202 http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/287.html

6. To / Too / Two • ‘To’ indicates a direction. EX: “We are going to the grocery store.” • ‘Too’ means ‘more than enough’ or ‘also’. EX: “We purchased too many groceries.” or “Dad wanted to go to the store, too.” • ‘Two’ is a number. EX: “We had two carts full of groceries!” Online Skill Building Activities: http://www.quia.com/pop/1000.html?AP_rand=1641903797 http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=ABC1202

7. How to avoid these common mistakes: • Learn them! • Pay attention! • Check and recheck!