The document covers grammar rules related to style, including common errors related to adjectives, confusing words, dangling modifiers, double negatives, verb tenses, misplaced modifiers, pronoun agreement, and apostrophe usage. It provides examples of incorrect and correct sentence structures to illustrate these concepts. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of varying sentence structure and includes a final activity to identify errors in a given quote.

1. Grammar
for
Style

2. “KANTA KO,
DUGTUNGAN MO”

3. Activity: Correct the error
Johns favorite hobby is playing the
guitar. Hes been playing it since he was 10
years old, and he enjoys to perform in front
of a crowd. Many people compliments his
guitar skills and thinks he should pursue a
career in music.

4. John's favorite hobby is playing the
guitar. He's been playing it since he was 10
years old, and he enjoys performing in front
of a crowd. Many people compliment his
guitar skills and think he should pursue a
career in music.

5. Grammar
for
Style

6. Gramma
r
- is a system of
rules governing
both spoken and
written versions
of a language
Style
- includes any
issue that is a
matter of
preference.

7. 13 Grammatical
categories

8. 1. Adjective or Adverb
Adjectives and adverbs are
modifying words.
Ex.
Incorrect:
She did good on her exam.

9. Correct:
She did well on her exam.

10. Incorrect :
I feel badly that he is not
taking part in the game.

11. I feel bad that he is not
taking part in the game.

12. 2. Commonly Confusing
Words
List of most commonly confused words:
Accept/Except
Accept is a verb which means to "agree or receive
favorably."
Except is most often used as a preposition that means
"excluding, leaving out, but."

13. Your/You're
Your is a possessive pronoun meaning "belonging to you."
You're is a contracted form of "you are."
If you're planning to go to the concert with us, then don't forget your ticket.
Adapt/Adopt
Used as a verb, adapt means to "make fit or adjust."
Adopt means to "accept as one's own or choose.“
Advice/Advise
Advice is a noun; it's an opinion given on something or someone.
Advise is a verb which means "to give or offer advice" or "notify."

14. 3. Dangling Modifiers
Dangling modifiers occur when the
subject in the introductory phrase is not
stated.
Example
Incorrect:
By providing students the opportunity
to interact with each other, they become
more interested and motivated.

15. Correct:
When the teacher provides
students with an opportunity to
interact with each other, they
become more interested and
motivated.

16. Incorrect:
While reading The Grapes
of Wrath, the characters
evoke pity.

17. Correct:
While I was reading The
Grapes of Wrath, I felt pity
for the characters.

18. 4. Double Negatives
A double negative is a statement
which contains two negative words.
Example:
Incorrect:
I ain't seen nobody.

19. Correct:
I haven’t seen anybody.

20. Frequently used negative
words are:
- no, not, nothing, never,
none, no one, nowhere,
neither, and nobody

21. Incorrect:I haven't barely started
to think about my exam.
Correct: I have barely started to
think about my exam.

22. Incorrect:I miss not seeing him
every day.
Correct: I miss seeing him
every day.

23. 5. Inconsistent Verb Tenses
Example:
Incorrect
Elizabeth Peabody was born in a
school and thereafter felt destined to
be a teacher. Her mother was a
teacher and trains her daughters at
her side. The academic life seems to
suit Elizabeth, who thrived on the
rigorous curriculum.

24. Correct:
Elizabeth Peabody was born in a
school and thereafter felt destined to
be a teacher. Her mother was a
teacher and trained her daughters at
her side. The academic life seemed to
suit Elizabeth, who thrived on the
rigorous curriculum.

25. 6. Misplaced Modifiers
Modifiers should be placed next to the
words they modify, and any exception to the
rule can produce ambiguity or even a
complete lack of clarity.

26. Incorrect:
While hunting in Africa, I shot
an elephant in my pajamas.

27. Correct:
While hunting in my pajamas
in Africa, I shot an elephant.

28. Incorrect:
The suspects were interviewed
right after the crime was
committed by the detectives.
Correct:
The suspects were interviewed
by the detectives right after the
crime was committed.

29. 7.Faulty Parallelism
• Parallelism- is the matching of the
forms of words, phrases, or clauses
within a sentence
Example: Incorrect
I like to jog and walking.

30. Incorrect:
We all need good nutrition and
to exercise on a regular basis.
Correct:
We all need good nutrition and
regular exercise.

31. 8. Pronoun Agreement
• Pronouns must agree in number,
gender, and person with their
antecedents.
Example:
Incorrect: Neither of my classmates
are taking the trip this summer.

32. Correct:
Neither of my classmates is
taking the trip this summer.

33. Incorrect:
Everybody has been bringing in
their own lunch lately.
Correct:
Everybody has been bringing in
his or her own lunch lately.

34. 9. Split Infinitives
Split infinitives are a specific type
of misplaced modifier.
Example:
Incorrect:She decided to instantly
quit her job.

35. Correct:
She decided to quit her
job instantly.

36. 10. Faulty Subject-verb
Agreement
A verb must agree in person
and number with its subject.

37. Incorrect:
My friend, with his parents, are
flying in today to visit me and my
family.
Correct:
My friend, with his parents, is
flying in today to visit me and my
family.

38. Incorrect:
Laura, together with a friend,
practice yoga every day.
Correct:
Laura, together with a friend,
practices yoga every day.

39. 11. Wrong Use of Numbers
Numbers between 1 and 9 should be
spelled out (in MLA style). When the writing
sample uses numbers infrequently, or if APA
style is followed, numbers between 1 and 100
should also be spelled out.

40. Incorrect: Students need to
hand in 2 copies of their
assignment.
Correct: Students need to
hand in two copies of their
assignment.
.

41. Numbers at the beginning of the
sentence should also be spelled
out with the exception of years:
Two-thirds of the class
scored in the mid 80s in
their final exam.

42. 12. Apostrophe
Apostrophe errors often occur
when the plural form and the
possessive form are confused.

43. Incorrect: Joneses yard is
much bigger than Smith's.
Correct: Jones's yard is much
bigger than Smith's.

44. 13.Sentence Structure
Vary sentence structure in writing
so that what you write doesn't look like
a list of things on the one hand or a
long winding sentence that might never
end on the other hand.

45. 13.Sentence Structure
Vary sentence structure in writing
so that what you write doesn't look like
a list of things on the one hand or a
long winding sentence that might never
end on the other hand.

46. Activity:
Find the error!

47. “Make mistakes.
But don't regret them.
Learn from them.
Because regrets are the hardest thing to
carry when you get older.”
― Love, Stargirl

48. THE END!