GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION - A SHORT GUIDE (Cont.)
Agreement
- Use the nominative case for subjects, the objective for objects.
- Wrong : Dr. Thompson enjoys teaching the computer to whomever wants to learn.
- Right : Dr. Thompson enjoys teaching the computer to whoever wants to learn.
- In this sentence whoever is the subject of the verb, not the object of the preposition to.
- Wrong : The task was divided between he and Greg.
- Right : The task was divided between him and Greg.
- In this sentence, both him and Greg are objects of the preposition between.
Ambiguity:
- This word refers to double meaning or vagueness.
- Wrong : John told James that Bill didn't like him.
- Right : John said to Jim, "Bill doesn't like me."