Correcting Common Usage Errors

Lesson 7 Correcting Common Usage Errors

 

 Essential Question

 

How can I avoid common errors in my writing?

 


Grammar in the World

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What Do I Know?

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Use the interactive below to see how much you already know about common usage errors.

Directions: Read each sentence, then choose which word in parentheses best completes the sentence. 
(Note: When the correct answer is two separate words, each word must be clicked for the answer to be marked as correct.)

 

Building Blocks

Grammar is a complex system and structure of language. Mizzou Academy Grammar Lab spotlights one skill (or block) at a time, but it’s often helpful to see how a skill works together with other, related blocks to build the language structure as a whole. You may find the following resource topics helpful as context for this lesson:

 

Learn About Correcting Common Usage Errors

When I text “I love you” to my 14-year-old son, Jack, he inevitably texts back, “Love you to.” As the mom of a teenager, I’m thrilled that my son is telling me he loves me. As an English teacher, his (mis)use of the word “to” makes me a little crazy. One evening at dinner I finally brought up his incorrect use of “to.” Instead of listening to the wise words of his English teacher mom, however, Jack proceeded to pretend like he did not understand what I was talking about and immediately sent me several texts using “to” incorrectly. His dad told him, “Your mom is going to have a stroke.” I did not, in fact, have a stroke, but he still texts me back with “Love you to,” so one of these days I might. Learning how to avoid common usage errors will help you communicate clearly in your academic writing, your professional writing...and also your texts to your parents. 

Click on each category below to learn about the most common errors you will encounter and how to avoid them:

 

Do I Get It?

Use the interactive below to test. your knowledge of these common usage errors: