When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People: How to Avoid Common Errors in English Paperback Contents Foreword 17 Introduction: How Do We Learn to Speak Correctly? 21 Pretest 27 Grammar Review 31 Chapter 1: Perplexing Pronouns 55 A Lesson on Pronoun Cases 56 Use the Subjective Case When... 57 Use the Objective Case When... 58 Use the Possessive Case When... 58 Subjective and Objective Cases 59 1. I vs. Me 59 2. She vs. Her 60 3. Who vs. Whom 61 4. Whoever vs. Whomever 62 Test: Subjective and Objective Case 63 Answer Key: Subjective and Objective Case 65 Objective and Possessive Case 67 5. His vs. Him 67 6. Their vs. Them 67 Test: Objective and Possessive Case 69 Answer Key: Objective and Possessive Case 69 Relative Pronouns: “Which,” “That,” and “Who/Whom” 7 1 7. Which vs. That 73 Test : Relative Pronouns 73 Answer Key: Relative Pronouns 74 Intensive or Reflexive Pronouns–What They’re for and Where NOT to Put Them 75 8. Me vs. Myself 76 Test: Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns 76 Answer Key: Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns 77 Chapter 2: Vexing Verbs 79 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 79 9. Lie vs. Lay 81 10. Sit vs. Set 84 Test: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 85 Answer Key: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 86 A Lesson on Verb Tenses 86 Forms of the Verb “to Be” Across the Six Tenses 89 “Shall” and “Will” 91 Tricky Verb Tenses 91 11. Do 91 12. Burst 92 13. Dive 93 14. Drink 93 15. Swim 94 16. Ring 94 17. Sing 95 18. Spring 95 19. Hang 96 20. Drive 96 21. Ought 97 22. Be sure and 97 23. Try and 98 Test: Tricky Verb Tenses 98 Answer Key: Tricky Verb Tenses 99 The Subjunctive Mood 100 24. If I Was vs. If I Were 102 Test: The Subjunctive 103 Answer Key: The Subjunctive 103 Chapter 3: Ambiguous Agreements 105 25. Subjects With Complex Modifiers 106 Agreement With Compound Subjects 107 26. Subjects Joined by “And” 108 27. “Either/Or” and “Neither/Nor” 109 28. Subjects Joined by “Or” 110 Test: Compound Subjects and Verbs 111 Answer Key: Compound Subjects and Verbs 112 Agreement With Indefinite Pronouns 113 29. Each…Are 113 30. None…Is/Are 114 Test: Indefinite Pronouns and Verbs 116 Answer Key: Indefinite Pronouns and Verbs 117 Indefinite Pronouns and Personal Pronouns 118 31. Everyone…Their 118 Test: Indefinite Pronouns and Personal Pronouns 120 Answer Key: Indefinite Pronouns and Personal Pronouns 121 Chapter 4: Mangled Modifiers 123 Adjectives vs. Adverbs 123 32. Bad vs. Badly 123 33. Real vs. Really 124 34. Near vs. Nearly 125 35. Good vs. Well 125 Test: Adjectives vs. Adverbs 126 Answer Key: Adjectives vs. Adverbs 127 Comparatives vs. Superlatives 127 36. Bigger vs. Biggest 127 37. Less vs. Least 128 38. Better vs. Best 128 39. More vs. Most 129 Test: Comparatives vs. Superlatives 130 Answer Key: Comparatives vs. Superlatives 130 Distance/Number/Quantity Modifiers 131 40. Between vs. Among 131 41. Fewer vs. Less 131 42. Farther vs. Further 132 43. Number vs. Amount 132 44. So far as vs. As far as 133 Test: Distance/Number/Quantity Modifiers 133 Answer Key: Distance/Number/Quantity Modifiers 134 Absolute Modifiers 135 45. Unique vs. Most Unique 135 46. Perfect vs. More Perfect 136 47. Infinite vs. Less Infinite 136 48. Ultimate vs. Penultimate 137 49. Pregnant vs. Less Pregnant 137 Test: Absolute Modifiers 138 Answer Key: Absolute Modifiers 139 Imprecise and Made-up Modifiers 139 50. Hopefully 139 51. Regretfully 140 52. Awful 141 53. Plenty 141 Test: Imprecise and Made-up Modifiers 141 Answer Key: Imprecise and Made-up Modifiers...