A Complete Course Of English Grammar [2021]

Title: A Comprehensive Review of "English Grammar in Use" by Raymond Murphy: The Gold Standard for Self-Study

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Unit 8: The Traps – 5 Errors Even Advanced Learners Make

1. "Less" vs. "Fewer"

   • Less = uncountable (less water, less time)
   • Fewer = countable (fewer apples, fewer people)
   • ❌ There are less cars today. ✅ There are fewer cars.

2. "Who" vs. "Whom"

   • Who = subject (he/she). Who called? (He called)
   • Whom = object (him/her). You saw whom? (You saw her)
   • Cheat: If you can answer with "him," use "whom."

3. Dangling Modifiers

   • ❌ Walking to school, a bus nearly hit me. (The bus was walking?)
   • ✅ Walking to school, I was nearly hit by a bus.

4. "Me" vs. "I" in compound subjects

   • ❌ John and me went to the store.
   • ✅ John and I went... (Remove "John and" → "I went")
   • ✅ She gave it to John and me. (Remove "John and" → "She gave it to me")

5. Conditional confusion (If I was vs. If I were) a complete course of english grammar

   • Use "were" for hypothetical/unreal situations (subjunctive mood)
   • ✅ If I were rich, I would buy a yacht. (I am not rich)
   • ✅ If I was late, I apologize. (I might have been late)

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The Final Exam (Self-Assessment)

Write a 200-word product review for something you love. Then:

1. Circle all 12 tenses you used (aim for at least 6 different ones).
2. Underline every dependent clause.
3. Check subject-verb agreement on every line.
4. Convert one passive sentence to active.
5. Read it aloud. If you stumble, add a comma.

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Weeks 7-8: Joining Ideas

• Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
• Relative clauses (Who, Whom, Which, That, Whose).
• Reducing relative clauses.

Core Functionality:

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Unit 9: The Mastery Project – Rhetorical Grammar

You now know the rules. Mastery is knowing when to break them for effect.

• Use a sentence fragment for drama: "He ran. Faster. Faster than he ever had before."
• Use a comma splice in literary fiction: "I came, I saw, I conquered."
• Start a sentence with "And" or "But" for conversational flow: "But that's not the whole story."
• Use passive voice to hide blame: "Mistakes were made." (Politicians love this. You can too—just know you're doing it.)