Word Order

Our Pcanpi team compiled some examples that contain common word order mistakes to help non-native speakers learn how to place their words in the correct sequence.

Misplaced Modifiers

Once you get the hang of the basic grammar rules in English, you may want to start adding some variation in your sentence structure, including adding modifiers to your writing.

Apostrophe Misuse

The most common use of an apostrophe is to show possession. What if the noun ends in an -s or -es? This has been a long debated matter, but now, you can either simply add an apostrophe after the word or add an ‘s after it.

Parallelism

International learners of English may have trouble at first noticing errors in parallelism that they make, but much like subject-verb agreement, parallelism is a relatively consistent rule that is easy to execute.

Fewer vs. Less

Fewer is used for quantities that can be counted with finite numbers (whole numbers like 1, 2, 3). Meanwhile, less is used with uncountable nouns and continuous amounts.