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Thursday, September 15, 2016

Grammar Cat #98: Skeptical Cat

Can you help this cat? Think about how to improve the English and then click "Show Correct Cat" to see a corrected version. There are some English notes at the bottom; if you have a question that is not answered there, leave a comment!






NO = No,
After the interjection, you need a comma.

I NO BLEEV U! = I do not believe you!
English has a special form for the negation of statements:
I believe you.
I do not believe you.

RED DOT = The red dot
Don't forget the definite article: the red dot.

CANT BE = can't be
You need an apostrophe for the contraction: can + not = can't.

CONTROLLD BY HOOMANZ = controlled by humans.
Don't forget the final period.




Sunday, December 14, 2014

Grammar Cat #126: Christmas Cat

Can you help this cat? Think about how to improve the English and then click "Show Correct Cat" to see a corrected version. There are some English notes at the bottom; if you have a question that is not answered there, leave a comment!






PLZ SANTA = Please, Santa,
The name "Santa" here is a vocative inserted into the sentence, so it is set off with a comma both before and after.

I CAN HAZ = can I have 
English has a special word order for questions:
I can have a cheeseburger.
Can I have a cheeseburger?

CHEEZBURGER? = a cheeseburger?
Don't forget the definite article: a cheeseburger.




Saturday, November 8, 2014

Grammar Cat #51: Thirsty Cat

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I NEEDZ = I need

BIGGR GLAS = a bigger glass

OR SMALLR HEAD. = or a smaller head.




Friday, November 7, 2014

Grammar Cat #13: Telephone Cat

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PLZ STAY = Please stay

ON TEH LYNE = on the line

AND HOOMAN = and a human

WILL BE WIF U = will be with you

SHORTLEE = shortly.
(Don't forget to add a period at the end.)




Sunday, October 19, 2014

Grammar Cat #93: Supercat

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SUPERCAT IZ FASTR = Supercat is faster

THEN = than
"Then" is for time (when? then!), but "than" is for comparisons.

SPEEDIN BULLIT = a speeding bullet.
Don't forget the final period.



Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Grammar Cat #127: Shoebox Cats

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U TAEK = You take

SHOEZ, = the shoes;
Don't forget the definite article, and you need a semicolon here. Otherwise, you've got a run-on sentence, a.k.a. comma splice.

WEELL TAEK = we'll take
You need an apostrophe for the contraction: we + will = we'll.

BOXEZ. = the boxes.




Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Grammar Cat #122: Burrito Cat

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I CAN HAZ = Can I have
There is a special word order for questions in English:
Can I have a cheese burrito?
Yes, I can have a cheese burrito.

CHEEZ BUREETO? = a cheese burrito?





Monday, November 25, 2013

Grammar Cat #111: Reluctant Cat

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GOIN 2 VET? = Going to the vet?
Don't forget the definite article: the vet.

I DOAN = I don't
This is a contraction: do + not = don't.

FINKZ SO = think so.
Don't forget the final period.




Saturday, November 23, 2013

Grammar Cat #109: Tequila Cat

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I CAN HAZ = Can I have
English has a special word order for questions:
Can I have a Margarita?
Yes, I can have a Margarita!

MARGAREETA? = a Margarita?
Don't forget the article: a Margarita. I have capitalized the name of the drink because, like the "Bloody Mary," it is also a person's name.




Thursday, November 21, 2013

Grammar Cat #107: Comfy Cat

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ILL = I'll
This is a contraction: I + will = I'll.

TAEK BED, = take the bed.
You need a period here since that is the end of a complete sentence. Using a comma gives you a comma splice, a type of run-on sentence.

U SLEEP = You sleep

ON FLOOR. = on the floor.




Monday, November 18, 2013

Grammar Cat #104: Seven Kittens

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7 IZ VRY LUCKY NUMBR HOOMAN! = 
Seven is a very lucky number, human!

Don't forget the article ("a very lucky number"), and you need a comma before the vocative at the end.




Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Grammar Cat #99: Monty Python Cat

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UR MUTHR = Your mother

WUZ HAMSTR = was a hamster,
You need an article ("a hamster"), and it's also good to have a comma when you join two independent clauses.

AN UR FATHR = and your father

SMELT
The spelling "smelt" is correct for the past tense of the verb "to smell," and you can also use the alternative form: smelled. The form "smelt" is more common in British English. See this blog post for more about the different between American and British usage of this verb form: Smelled vs. smelt.

OV ELDERBERREEZ! = of elderberries!

The lines are from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.




Saturday, October 26, 2013

Grammar Cat #81: Mouser Cat

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I DOAN = I don't
This is a contraction: do + not = don't.

WANTS CHEEZBURGR, = want a cheeseburger.
Don't forget the definite article.

I WANTS = I want

MOWSE = a mouse
You need the indefinite article in both of these sentences:
I don't want a cheeseburger.
I want a mouse.

WIF CHEEZ = with cheese.
Don't forget the final period.




Saturday, July 6, 2013

Grammar Cat #39: Career Cat

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TEH KATS CAREER = The cat's career

IZ BLOCKD = is blocked

BY GLAS CEILIN = by a glass ceiling.
Don't forget the final period!




Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Grammar Cat #8: Dictionary Cat

Can you help this cat? Think about how to improve the English and then click "Show Correct Cat" to see a corrected version. There are some English notes at the bottom; if you have a question that is not answered there, leave a comment!






Y IZ WURD = Why is the word

KAT = "kat"
The quotation marks show that "kat" is the word being referred to here.

NOT IN DICSHUNARY? = not in the dictionary?



Sunday, June 2, 2013

Grammar Cat #4: Chicken Cat

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CANT = Can't
You have two ways to combine "can" and "not" - (1) it can be one word, "cannot,"  (2) or you can use this contraction with an apostrophe standing for the missing letters: can't.

U SEE = you see

IM = I'm
This is also a contraction with an apostrophe that replaces the missing letter: I + am = I'm.

CHIKN? = a chicken?
This noun needs an article.

SRSLY! = Seriously!



Grammar Cat #1: Jockey Cat

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U CAN SHOW ME = Can you show me?
When you ask a "yes or no" question in English, the modal verb ("can") goes first:
Can you show me?
Yes, I can show you.

WAY = the way

2 = to

KENTUCKEE DERBEH = the Kentucky Derby