{"id":5313,"date":"2015-10-09T16:17:44","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T10:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.www.adpushup.com\/blog\/?p=5313"},"modified":"2022-10-21T16:42:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T11:12:01","slug":"10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Most Common Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d9f1ff\"><em>Some of the most commonly observed <strong>grammar mistakes<\/strong> people make, along with an explanation about the mistake, and examples of the correct usage.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there&#8217;s one thing I know about the Internet, it&#8217;s this: It does not forgive grammatical errors. It&#8217;s one thing to text your friend, &#8220;wut r u doing tom nite?&#8221; <em>(I sincerely hope you don&#8217;t do that though.)<\/em> And quite another to post something even remotely similar online&nbsp;\u2014 if you dare, grammar Nazis will pounce on you faster than you can say, &#8220;Huh?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not to say that you should work on your grammar just to avoid being trolled online, far from it&nbsp;\u2014 a good grasp and efficient use of the language&nbsp;gives you an edge both in your work setting and your interpersonal communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of some of the most commonly observed grammar mistakes people make, along with an explanation about the mistake, and examples of the correct usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t be offended if this list seems too basic for you (you would be surprised how common these mistakes are). If that&#8217;s the case, you should jump straight to the &#8220;further resources&#8221; section at the end.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#1_Its_vs_Its\" >1. Its vs. It&#8217;s<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#2_A_vs_An\" >2. A vs. An<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#3_Your_vs_Youre\" >3. Your vs. You&#8217;re<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#4_Whose_vs_Whos\" >4. Whose vs Who&#8217;s<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#5_Their_vs_Theyre_vs_There\" >5. Their vs. They&#8217;re vs. There<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#6_Loose_vs_Lose\" >6. Loose vs. Lose<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#7_Less_vs_Fewer\" >7. Less vs. Fewer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#8_Than_vs_Then\" >8.&nbsp;Than vs. Then<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#9_Passive_voice\" >9. Passive voice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#10_Possessive_nouns\" >10. Possessive nouns<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#Further_resources\" >Further resources<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-1-its-vs-it-s\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Its_vs_Its\"><\/span><strong>1. Its vs. It&#8217;s<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A really common mistake for something that couldn&#8217;t have been any simpler. &#8220;Its&#8221; is a possessive and &#8220;it&#8217;s&#8221; is a contraction of &#8220;it is&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe one reason why so many get it mixed up is because <em>&#8216;s <\/em>is typically used to denote possession&nbsp;\u2014 not so in this case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>It&#8217;s<\/strong> (it is) a sunny day.<\/em><br><em>The medicine is well past <strong>its<\/strong> expiry date.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-2-a-vs-an\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_A_vs_An\"><\/span><strong>2. A vs. An<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This one gets a bit tricky. Most of us learned to put <strong><em>a<\/em><\/strong> before words that start with consonants (all non-vowels) and <strong><em>an<\/em><\/strong> before words that start with vowels, but that doesn&#8217;t always work. If it did, we should be calling it &#8220;a hour&#8221; instead of &#8220;an hour&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of consonants and vowels, this grammar rule has more to do with <em>consonant and vowel sounds.&nbsp;<\/em>Use <strong><em>a<\/em><\/strong> before words that start with a consonant <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sound<\/span> and <strong><em>an<\/em><\/strong> before words that start with a vowel <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sound<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Would you be interested in going for <strong>a<\/strong>&nbsp;history tour of the city?<\/em> (consonant sound)<br><em>He is <strong>an<\/strong> honorable person. <\/em>(vowel sound)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice that both words, i.e., history and honorable, start with a consonant but only one has a consonant sound while the other has a vowel (o) sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-3-your-vs-you-re\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Your_vs_Youre\"><\/span><strong>3. Your vs. You&#8217;re<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have noticed the pattern by now, &#8220;your&#8221; indicates possession whereas &#8220;you&#8217;re&#8221; is simply a contraction for &#8220;you are&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You left <strong>your<\/strong> jacket at my house last night.<\/em><br><em>Let me tell you something&nbsp;\u2014 <strong>you&#8217;re<\/strong>&nbsp;absolutely crazy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-4-whose-vs-who-s\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Whose_vs_Whos\"><\/span><strong>4. Whose vs Who&#8217;s<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another one from the same family of errors but a surprisingly common one nevertheless, &#8220;whose&#8221; indicated possession whereas &#8220;who&#8217;s&#8221; is a contraction of &#8220;who is&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Whose<\/strong> side are you on anyway?<\/em><br><em><strong>Who&#8217;s<\/strong> (who is) that guy over there by the bar?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>By the way, if, for whatever reason, you tend to mix up your possessions with your contractions&#8230; a good way to get into the habit of using them correctly is just to not use contractions for a while.<\/p><p><em>Instead of &#8220;it&#8217;s&#8221;, &#8220;you&#8217;re&#8221;, and &#8220;they&#8217;re&#8221;, just write it is, you are, and they are.<\/em><\/p><p>Depending on the phrasing, it may sound awkward in some places but at least you won&#8217;t be making a grammatical error. Once you&#8217;re more comfortable telling them apart, you can always ease into using the contractions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-5-their-vs-they-re-vs-there\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Their_vs_Theyre_vs_There\"><\/span><strong>5. Their vs. They&#8217;re vs. There<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Their&#8221; is used to refer to something owned by a group, &#8220;they&#8217;re&#8221; is a contraction of &#8220;they are&#8221;, and &#8220;there&#8221; refers to a place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Their<\/strong> defence is strong.<\/em><br><em><strong>They&#8217;re<\/strong> (they are) a great couple.<\/em><br><em>I&#8217;ll see you <strong>there<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-6-loose-vs-lose\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Loose_vs_Lose\"><\/span><strong>6. Loose vs. Lose<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately not as common a mistake as some of the others on the list, but when it does happen, it makes you cringe&nbsp;like nothing else. It obviously happens because they have a very similar spelling, but that&#8217;s where the similarity ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Loose&#8221; is an adjective that means&nbsp;<em>not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Lose&#8221; is a verb that means to <em>be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you lose your keys, you don&#8217;t loose them. And those pants are not lose, no sir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-7-less-vs-fewer\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Less_vs_Fewer\"><\/span><strong>7. Less vs. Fewer<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some may call it nitpicking, but the devil is in the details. Ever seen a sign in the express checkout lane that reads, &#8220;5 items or less.&#8221;? Well, it&#8217;s incorrect. It should be <em>fewer<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the distinction: You use &#8220;fewer&#8221; for things that are quantifiable and &#8220;less&#8221; for things that cannot be quantified. Here are a few examples from Quick And Dirty Tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>You can count M&amp;Ms, glasses of water, and potatoes\u2014so you eat fewer M&amp;Ms, serve fewer glasses of water, and buy fewer potatoes for the salad.<\/p><p>You can\u2019t count candy, water, or potato salad\u2014so you eat less candy, observe that the lake has less water, and make less potato salad for the next potluck.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-8-than-vs-then\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Than_vs_Then\"><\/span><strong>8.&nbsp;Than vs. Then<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Often mistaken for each other because they sound almost the same and are spelt almost the same, but, you guessed it, have literally nothing else in common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Than&#8221; is a conjuction that is used mostly for making comparisons. The most common use of &#8220;then&#8221; is as an adverb where it helps defines the flow of actions in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I am smarter <strong>than<\/strong> you.<\/em><br><em>Come over to my place, <strong>then<\/strong> we&#8217;ll decide where to go next.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-9-passive-voice\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Passive_voice\"><\/span><strong>9. Passive voice<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, let&#8217;s be clear on this, passive voice is not really a <em>mistake<\/em> per<em> se,&nbsp;<\/em>but it is more difficult to process mentally than active voice&nbsp;\u2014 so you&#8217;re not doing your readers a favor when you use the former.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But wait, what is <em>active voice<\/em> and <em>passive voice<\/em> anyway? Good question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the subject in a phrase precedes the object, it&#8217;s <em>active&nbsp;voice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I sent the email.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, &#8220;I&#8221; is the subject and &#8220;email&#8221; is the object. Now let&#8217;s reverse it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The email was sent by me.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is now <em>passive voice<\/em> because the object now precedes the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, it can be a bit tricky to get at first, for a more detailed explanation, head over to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quickanddirtytips.com\/education\/grammar\/avoid-this-common-passive-voice-mistake\" rel=\"noopener\">this&nbsp;post on active and passive voice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, just to emphasize, using a passive voice isn&#8217;t a mistake, but your readers will love you for sticking with active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-10-possessive-nouns\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Possessive_nouns\"><\/span><strong>10. Possessive nouns<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to get your apostrophe mixed up when using possessive nouns because there are very subtle differences between usage, but if you mix them up, it looks ignorant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s break it down to three simple rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the noun is plural, put the apostrophe after the <em>s<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The <strong>birds&#8217;<\/strong> feeding pattern is a bit strange.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the noun is singular but ends with an <em>s<\/em>,&nbsp;put the apostrophe after the <em>s<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The <strong>dress&#8217;<\/strong> color was black and blue.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the noun is singular and does not end with an s, put the apostrophe before the <em>s<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I really like <strong>Karen&#8217;s<\/strong> sense of style.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-further-resources\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Further_resources\"><\/span><strong>Further resources<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/app.grammarly.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Grammarly<\/a> is a great web tool to fix spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors<\/li><li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quickanddirtytips.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Quick and dirty tips<\/a> is a great knowledge base for language and grammar<\/li><li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tetw.org\/punctuation\" rel=\"noopener\">8 articles and essays about spelling, punctuation, and grammar<\/a><\/li><li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation\/dp\/1592402038\" rel=\"noopener\">Eats, Shoots &amp; Leaves<\/a> is a hilarious and informative book on punctuation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-conclusion\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d like to just say that this is anything but a conclusive list of grammatical errors&nbsp;\u2014 instead, this is a list of the most common ones that I happen to come across. There are in fact so many more that it&#8217;s not practical to list them all down in one post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my opinion, the best way to avoid making such errors is to choose a source you trust and keep yourself updated since language is always evolving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-faqs\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span>FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1666350392146\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">1. What are grammatical errors?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The term &#8220;grammatical error&#8221; refers to parts of a text that do not follow standard grammar rules. These include errors involving parts of speech, word order, subject\/verb agreement, and verb tense consistency.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1666350514116\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">2. Is it grammar or grammatical errors?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Grammar errors and grammatical errors refer to the same problem &#8212; errors in standard grammar usage. The difference between the two terms is that &#8216;grammar error&#8217; is a compound noun, while &#8216;grammar error&#8217; is a noun modified by an adjective.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1666350563060\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">3. What is Passive voice?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Passive voice is used when the subject undergoes the action of a verb in one of its forms or sets of forms.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the most commonly observed grammar mistakes people make, along with an explanation about the mistake, and examples of the correct usage. 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