ii. Grammar

To help you in finding guidance on points of grammar, here is an index in nine classified groups:

1 Verbs, Their Moods And Tenses
Ing endings
Shall and Will
Subjunctive (uses of)
Tenses, Sequence of tenses
Verbs, omission of
Would
2 Pronouns
Each
Either
One
Pronouns (use of)
Repetition
Same (as a pronoun)
Such
That
They for He or She
3 Relatives
Comma
That
What
When
Which
Which and That
Who and Whom
Whose
4 The Cases
I and Me
Than (than whom)
What (in two cases at once)
Which (in two cases at once)
Who and Whom
5 Number (Singular Or Plural)
Agenda
Collective words
Data
Each
Either
Follows (as follows)
Kind (these kind of)
Majority
Many a
Means
More than one
Neither. . . nor,
None
Number
Singular and Plural Verbs
Sort (see Kind)
There is (and There are)
They for He or She
What
6 Negatives
Negative (double negatives)
Neither ... nor
Non (as a prefix)
None
Nor and or
Un—(confusion caused by)
7 Duplication
Double passives
Negative (double negative)
One
Overlapping
That (carelessly repeated)
8 Miscellaneous Rules
And Conventions
And (beginning a sentence)
And which (proper use of)
Circumstances (in or under)
First (or firstly)
First two (or two first)
Idiom
Preposition (at end of sentence)
Split infinitive
Very (very pleased)
Whose (used of things)
9 Words That Set Grammatical Traps
Aim
As
As to
Avail
Averse
Because
Between
Both
But
Capable
Compare
Consist
Depend
Differ
Different
Doubt
Due to
Entail
Equally
Even
Following
Follows (as follows)
Forecast
Hope
If
Inform
Kind
Like
Not
One
Only
Order (in order that)
Otherwise
Prefer
Prepositions
Prevent
Prohibit
Purport (as a verb)
Regard
Sort (see Kind)
Such (such as, such that, such and so)
That
The more, etc.
Unequal
Very
Worth (worth while)
Write
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