For some people bad grammar is just something they can’t handle, and there’s no doubt a lot of us make common mistakes every day, which means there are folks likely pulling their hair out when they see your blunders. Well, Microsoft has now come out with a list of the most common grammar mistakes based on data from millions of subscribers who use Microsoft Word and/or Outlook, so maybe you can now avoid driving these people crazy.
Among the Top Ten grammar errors (click here for examples):
- Leaving too many white spaces between words
- Missing a comma
- Missing a comma after an introductory phrase
- Missing a hyphen
- Incorrect subject-verb agreement
- Incorrect capitalization
- Mixing up possessive and plural forms
- Incorrect agreement with noun phrases
- Commonly confused words
- Incorrect verb form after auxiliary
Source: Yahoo.com