The Grammar Logs
Volume Sixty-One
LOG #600
Contact the registrar's office, if you have any questions.
The only party that benefits in such cases is/are lawyers.
Winds will increase to 1020 knots and gusty
Unfortunates such as I/me
Any information and documentation is/are
Submission and submittal
Since becoming a supervisor in 2001
Prior to versus before
Mark Burnett plus the Donald equal a hit.
Rather than a risky military operation, American officials
LOG #601
I wonder if I will pass my test?
Either John or myself is/are available
What is "to marry" in "the man you are required to marry"?
John McKain's sentence
We drive the same S.U.V.'s/SUVs.
Can "go" be considered a helping verb?
He abdicated rather than give up the woman he loved.
It is whoever/whomever you prefer.
Tennis and basketball are the games I like best / the best.
Would it be possible for you and I / me to go
LOG #602
Like as not
The window was busted out.
"Municipalities" refer/refers to
Born/borne of the fact that
Neither Connie nor I is/are going to attend.
WE heard someone shout/shouted
"Went missing" revisited
Each and every
Thousands of years ago
A media organization or individual journalist who/that
LOG #603
Nonverbal and/or written methods
Using
how
when you mean
that
More than one hundred people are involved in the play.
Twice as many U.S. troops were killed in June than in May.
Identifying struggling readers
Alumni Association Awards Brunch
Unorganized versus disorganized
It went very smooth today.
Arab / Arabic film
A nuanced approach to writing our report
LOG #604
John is 4 foot 3 inches / 4 feet 3 inches.
Please leave a message if necessary.
Is one of you idiots playing the game ?
Using the word "fraught"
Thank you for facilitating / facilitating at this meeting
"Would rather have committed suicide than ________"
How can/may I help you?
Please have this job run/ran.
His outstanding performance reflects great credit upon himself.
We are enthused about Bible study.
LOG #605
An/a harangue ??
Wait for / wait on
The uses of "as of" [a certain date]
Speaking
to
an issue
Thank yous to be sent out
Me too or I too
Grammar in
The DaVinci Code
"In case" versus "if"
Enclosed please find
I don't see him going anyplace / any place.
LOG #606
I would appreciate [it] if you would send me a refund.
We had no choice but to obey.
What gets monitored, gets done.
Though
versus
although
Are noon and 12 p.m. the same thing?
Outcomes of/from
I was humbled and relieved
Can "because" be something other than a conjunction
Over 16 year's technical knowledge
"Telecommunication services" which include/includes
LOG #607
Is "rree of charge" redundant?
Your shoes are on the wrong foot/feet.
Will be needed to be provided
The system can be obsoleted by the administration
He has a bright future to look forward to.
Innocent until proved/proven guilty.
Square feet versus square foot.
The function of a participial phrase
Any time versus anytime
Counsel have/has spoken
LOG #608
What is "out" in "he stretched out languidly"?
Do we capitlize "Chapter" in "Read Chapter One"?
How to abbreviate time zones/a>
There is no compare
" I would like to express my disappointment . . . . "
What is the simple subject of this sentence?
Using
reference
as a verb,
quote
as a noun
How to use
matriculate
Aloud
versus
out loud
Are you one of the four million people who have/has _____ .
LOG #609
Writing out dollar amounts
Consists of versus consists in
Who is smarter than who/whom?
"A deadly bacteria invades the locker room."
"Write me a letter" vs. "Write a letter to me."
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