 36  Correct: I should have done it. Incorrect: I should of done it. Rule 4. Between refers to two. Among is used for three or more. Examples: Divide the candy between the two of you. Divide the candy among the three of you. Rule 5. Into implies entrance; in does not. Examples: Sofia walked into the house. Sofia was waiting in the house. Miriam came in to see me today. In is part of the verb phrase came in, while to is part of to see. Rule 6. The word like, when used to show comparison, is a preposition, meaning that it should be followed by an object of the preposition but not by a subject and verb. Use the connectors (also called conjunctions) as or as if when following a comparison with a subject and verb. Examples: You look so much like your mother. Mother is the object of the preposition like. You look as if you are angry. As if is connecting two pairs of subjects and verbs. Effective Writing 36 |
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