When the subject of a sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and, use a plural verb. She and her friends are at the fair.
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Grammar Tip: Who or Whom Made the Correct Choice?
Rule. Use this he/him method to decide whether who or whom is correct:
he = who
him = whom
Examples:
Who/Whom wrote the letter?
He wrote the letter. Therefore, who is correct.
Who/Whom should I vote for?
Should I vote for him? Therefore, whom is correct.
Grammar Tip: Will I Get Passed or Past Over for Promotion?
passed, past
passed = the past tense of the verb ‘to pass’. The basketball player passed the ball to the forward.
past = belonging to a former time or beyond a time or place. Grandpa is always talking about the past. The restaurant is just past the next block.
Grammar Tip: Do You Feel Good? Or, Do You Feel Well?
Good or Well?
Good is an adjective, so you do not do good or live good, but you do well and live well.
Remember, though, that an adjective follows sense-verbs and be-verbs, so you also feel good, look good, smell good, are good, have been good, etc. So:”My mother looks good.” This does not mean that she has good eyesight; it means that she appears healthy.”I feel really good today.”
Again, this does not mean that I touch things successfully. It means rather that I am happy or healthy.
N.B. Many people confuse this distinction in conversation, and that’s okay. You will hear people say, “I feel well” when they mean that they feel good.
However, if you’re talking about action verbs, you would say “well.” “I did well on my exam.” “She plays tennis well.”
Grammar Tip: Do You Feel Bad or Badly?
Do I Feel Bad About Feeling Badly? 😕
- Bad or Badly ?When you want to describe how you feel, you should use an adjective. You might say, “I feel bad.” Saying “I feel badly” would be like saying you play football badly. “I feel badly” would mean that you are unable to feel, as though your hands were numb. Here are some other examples:
- “The dog smells badly.” Here, badly means that the dog does not do a good job of smelling.
- “The dog smells bad.” Here, “bad” means that dog needs a bath.
- N.B. Sometimes people say, “I feel badly,” when they feel that they have done something wrong. Let’s say you dropped your friend’s favorite dish, and it broke into a million pieces. You might say, “I feel really badly about what happened.”
Grammar Tip: Do You Have a Clear Conscious or Conscience? Find Out
Conscious, Conscience
- conscious= adjective meaning awake, perceiving: Despite a head injury, the patient remained conscious.
- conscience = noun meaning the sense of obligation to be good: Chris wouldn’t cheat because his conscience wouldn’t let him.
