Showing posts with label 3.1b-Plurals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3.1b-Plurals. Show all posts

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Grammar Cat #19: Pirate Cats

Can you help these cats? 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!






WERE = We're
You need an apostrophe for the contraction: We're = We are

IN UR BOAT = in your boat,
Note the missing comma. Without the comma, it would mean the boat was making an escape, but instead "we" are the ones making the escape.

MAKIN R ESCAPEZ = making our escape.




Friday, June 7, 2013

Grammar Cat #11: DVD 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!






IM = I'm
This is a contraction: I + am = I'm (the apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter).

IN YUR DVDZ = in your DVDs,
Notice that there is a comma here. The participle "cataloging" is about the cat doing the cataloging  Because the noun that goes with the participle is all the way back at the beginning of the sentence (I = the cat), you need a comma to separate the participle from the nearer noun (DVDs).

KATALOGGING YUR MUSICS = cataloging your music.
The English word "music" is not used in the plural, and note the two possible spellings of the participle:
cataloging - American English, from the verb "to catalog"
cataloguing - British English, from the verb "to catalogue"





Sunday, June 2, 2013

Grammar Cat #2: TP Kitten

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!






TOYLET PAPUHZ R = Toilet paper is
The noun phrase "toilet paper" is used only in the singular.

TEH BESTEST STUFF! = the best stuff.
The adjective good has the superlative form "best" (the form "bestest" is a made-up word, used just for fun).