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Stars, spoons and mouths must all agree in number. If we say "Not all stars were born with silver spoons in
their mouths," it could be understood that some people had more than one spoon. For absolute grammatic clarity, make all nouns singular:
"Not every star was born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth."
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Again, agreement (singular with singular, plural with plural): clothes are plural, but it is singular.
So either "She enjoys clothes and has fun with them," or "She enjoys fashion and has fun with it."
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Idiom: a complement to
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Redundancy: "Save $10" or "Get $10 off" but not "Save $10 off"
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Idiom: to be nervous about
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Idiom: to be crazy about
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Idiom: to be excited about
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Redundancy: Gifts are free by definition!
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Redundancy: "Overhyped" is already too much hype.
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Subject/Pronoun Agreement: "Give your wife, mother OR daughter something she will enjoy."
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Tricky! Sentence should read " ... and look good doing so" because it refers to the
action, not a noun.
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each other = 2
one another = 3 or more
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each other = 2
one another = 3 or more
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It appears from the text in the box that other credit card
companies charge transaction fees from American Express. Clarify by omitting reference to American Express:
"Use your Platinum Card abroad without incurring transaction fees that many other cards charge."
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Grammar and usage accounts for 1/4 - 1/3 of the questions on the SAT Writing test and the ACT English test,
so master the few rules of grammar that are tested and pick up points!
Be on the lookout for more grammar bloopers and email any you find to me!
I'll be happy to give you finder's credit on the page if I use any for my collection.
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