English Grammar Rules & Mistakes: Learn All of the Essentials: Writing, Speaking, Literature and Punctuation Rules Complete with 10 Key Skills and Over 200 Common Error Examples

MCQs: Choose the appropriate options from the statements below:
If you complain ____, I am going to shoot you. (A. farther B. further)
Answer: B
Kingsley asked his father how much ____ he had to walk. (A. farther B.
further)
Answer: A
Clichés
A cliché is an expression that has lost its original meaning or novelty due to
being overused. Such expressions once held sway but started becoming
boring and irritating because they have been used severely and extensively.
Below are examples of clichés and expressions you can use instead of them:
Cliché: 
only time will tell
Replacement:
to be unveiled over time
Cliché: 
in the nick of time
Replacement:
to take place just in time
Cliché: 
lost track of time
Replacement:
to stop paying attention to the time

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Number Agreement
Since pronouns are used in place of a noun, there must be an agreement
between the number of the noun and the pronoun that is replacing it. A
singular pronoun has to replace a singular noun and vice versa. Below are
statements that do not show number agreement, and their corrections:
Incorrect: 
The cat climbed the tree but they stopped at the top of the
branch.
Correct:
The cat climbed the tree but it stopped at the top of the branch.
Incorrect: Everyone are trying to do what is best for them.
Correct:
Everyone is trying to do what is best for him or her.
Incorrect: Dan and John are here to defend himself.
Correct:
Dan and John are here to defend themselves.
MCQs: Choose the appropriate options from the statements below:
John and Billy were so unruly that no one wanted to be ____ friend. (A. her
B. their)
Answer: B
Soldiers sacrifice a lot to keep ____ in a good physical condition. (A.
themselves B. itself)
Answer: A
Feel Good versus Feel Well
“Feel well” and “feel good” are often mistaken to mean the same thing.
However, they are not the same. “Feel well” has to do with the state of your
health while “feel good” has to do with your state of mind. When you are
feeling well, you are physically healthy. However, when you are feeling
good, you are happy. Below are some wrong and proper usages of these two
phrases:

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Incorrect: I went to see my doctor this morning because I was not feeling