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Post by AnimalAvenger on Aug 2, 2009 21:01:21 GMT -5
All you have to do is find the grammar error in the above poster's post.
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Example:
Poster one:
Sentence: I've ran for twenty minutes straight!
Poster two:
Correction: I've run for twenty minutes straight!
Sentence: I like peanut butter more then jelly.
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I'll start.
Sentence: I can see that your quite furious with me.
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Linn
Freedom Fighter
Little old lady got mutilated late last night, werewolves of London again.
Posts: 672
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Post by Linn on Aug 2, 2009 21:46:30 GMT -5
Correction: I can see that you're quite furious with me.
you're = you are
your = posessive
Sentence: You should come to the game with me and Lucas.
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Post by Black Dove on Aug 9, 2009 16:15:20 GMT -5
Correction:You should come to the game with Lucas and me.
Sentence: My pet giraffe pet monkey and pet mongoose are playing together.
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Post by AnimalAvenger on Aug 9, 2009 20:23:28 GMT -5
Correction: My pet giraffe, monkey, and mongoose are playing together.
Sentence: One of the guinea pigs are eating too much carrots!
There are actually two in this one.
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Linn
Freedom Fighter
Little old lady got mutilated late last night, werewolves of London again.
Posts: 672
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Post by Linn on Aug 10, 2009 20:23:26 GMT -5
Correction: One of the guinea pigs is eating too many carrots!
Sentence: "Your such an idiot." Soul snarled.
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Post by AnimalAvenger on Aug 10, 2009 20:27:00 GMT -5
Correction: "Your such an idiot," Soul snarled.
Sentence: If I was you, I'd hug the kitty!
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Linn
Freedom Fighter
Little old lady got mutilated late last night, werewolves of London again.
Posts: 672
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Post by Linn on Aug 10, 2009 20:31:13 GMT -5
Forgot "you're", but I forgot the ," XD
Correction: If I were you, I'd hug the kitty! (KITTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 -cough-)
Sentence: Don't get between a dragon and it's treasure.
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Post by AnimalAvenger on Aug 10, 2009 20:33:25 GMT -5
Wow, I usually never to that. xD
Correct: Don't get between a dragon and its treasure.
Sentence: If you are going to band camp, I ain't coming!
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Post by AnimalAvenger on Aug 11, 2009 3:20:29 GMT -5
Correct: "You must show me its location on that old, torn map of yours!"
Sentence: Molly had ran toward Barb, but Barb wasn't ready to leave, yet, for she was still finishing her lemonade.
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Post by AnimalAvenger on Aug 11, 2009 3:34:23 GMT -5
Correction: "I love eating Clif bars when I go skiing. They can be conveniently stuffed in a pocket, taste amazing, and they're vegan!"
Sentence:
Georgia e-mailed Samantha but had to go to Chloe's house before she were even able to receive a reply.
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Post by AnimalAvenger on Aug 11, 2009 4:07:35 GMT -5
I post encouragement on the peta2 forum for potential vegans but was criticized, because they are self-righteous and are not willing to go beyond lacto-ovo vegetarianism.
She put her name into Google but there were no results, because she had an extremely rare last name.
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Post by AnimalAvenger on Aug 11, 2009 17:33:33 GMT -5
Actually, since "but got criticized" does not have a subject, the comma should instead be after "criticized," since "because they are self-righteous and not will to go beyond lacto-ovo vegetarianism" actually has a subject.
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This is the way I'd correct mine:
"She put her name into Google, but there were no results because of her extremely rare last name."
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