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English Grammar Important Rules

1. Then Then is used for description of time I will go to the bank and then I will stop at the store.
2. Than - Than is used when making a comparison I am a faster runner than my friend.
3. Into - The word into is a preposition that answers the question, where? My sister had gotten into
graduate school.
4. In to - In to is used as in a prepositional phrase I ran in to my best friend at the zoo. Notice the two
words are written separately and they appear side by side.
5. Using could of, would of, and should of. None of these expressions are proper English. Use could
have, would have, and should have
6. I and my friend took the class, is wrong, you need to say My friend and I took the class.
7. If youre writing about people, always use who not that. You should say
The students who study on-line English are working really hard - correct
The students that study on-line English are working really hard. wrong
8. All ready - The teacher was all ready for class. This means prepared.
9. Already - Already is an adverb that means before a certain time or by the time.
Bob was already finished with his task.
10. All together - We sang the chorus all together. This means everyone sang as one unit.
11. Altogether - altogether is an adverb that means completely and fully. The sentence, Its best to avoid the
situation altogether means to avoid the situation completely.
12. When do you use each word: many/much? Both of these words mean a lot of.
Usually, if a noun is singular, you use the word much.
And if a noun is plural, you use the word many.
For example, You can have much work to do and You will invite many friends to the party.
13. May/might? May is used for the possibility: You may leave now. And the word might is used when
there is a limited possibility: I think it might snow tomorrow.

14. These words are often confused: quite/quiet/quit.

Quite is an adverb that means completely, totally, and absolutely like, The lady is quite attractive with her
new haircut
Quiet means a state of calmness like the library was quiet or the lake was quiet at dawn.
Quit is a verb that means stop. If you quit smoking, you dont smoke anymore. If you quit your job, you
dont work there anymore. You have stopped smoking and you have stopped working.
15. The word between is used when you have two items or people in your sentence,
While the word among is used for more than two items or people.
Mother placed the flowers between the candles on the table (this would mean there are only 2 candles);
and Mr. Jones reviewed the new law case among other cases (this would mean that Mr. Jones talked about
the new case, as well as more than 2 other cases).
16. When to use off/of? These are two different words with different spellings and meanings.
Off is the opposite of on.
Of is a preposition used to mean the distance or direction from, the source, the cause, or the contents.
Ex: So you turn off the television and you read a table of contents.
17. When you are talking about a period of time that lapses before something happens, the words till and
until can be used. For example, We ran till we were out of breath or We ran until we were out of breath.
18. Alone is calm and being somewhere with nothing other than your own thoughts.
Lonely is wanting someone or something else to be with you.
19. Pass away means to die. Your grandfather passes away and you attend the funeral.
20. Pass out means to faint. The marathon runner passed out in the heat.
21. Pass over means to ignore. You were passed over for a raise by your boss.
22. Use many times or many a time. Dont use many a times
23. Use you need not or you do not need to. Dont use you need not to
24. Use anyway . Dont use anyways
25. If million or billion accompanied with number dont add s.
Use 20 million/ billion people. Dont use 20 millions/ billions people
Use Each year millions/billions of people visit tripathi.