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English Grammar Rules

Stacy Said:

Is there a book that compares American English grammar rules to British English grammar rules?

We Answered:

Yes, there are quite a few, but not many that focus on grammar rules; mainly they highlight the accent, usage and spelling differences only.

Check this one, "British or American English a Handbook of Word and Grammar Patterns":

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3025749/Britis…

Also, check the Sources and References sections here, they list some important books:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_an…

Tracy Said:

What are some of the grammar rules of English that you were taught in school that now seem a little odd?

We Answered:

For the first question, rules having to do with gender. Thus, "everyone shall pick up his pencil" in a class full of girls and boys.
For the second question it would be case, i.e. I vs me, who vs whom and so forth

Franklin Said:

Is there a website that offers daily english grammar lessons/rules sent to you by email?

We Answered:

Grammar Girl has podcasts you can have sent to your email on all lessons and rules of grammar. They're really good too.

Gerald Said:

How to use "had was" in the sentence as per English grammar rules?

We Answered:

"Had was" is not a verb. That sentence has an adjective clause that modifies "ideas." Here is the sentence without the adjective clause: One of the early ideas was the use of visualization. The adjective clause comes from "We had an idea." We reduce it to a clause, "That we had" but can omit the the "that" because it was a direct object.

The sentence could have been, "One of the early ideas that (or which) we had was the use of...."

They just left out the relative pronoun, that or which.

Christina Said:

How do you remember English grammar rules?

We Answered:

PRACTICE! Read Write.. It´s the only way. Read it out loud as well is good.

Philip Said:

Do english grammar rules still apply when writing in spanish?

We Answered:

grammar do rules vary.

What I would change is, take out the second comma on the Spanish version. Oh and also, it's nade, not nadar.

Margaret Said:

Some examples of English Grammar rules?

We Answered:

I always remembered the dumb ones...
~When two vowels go a walkin' the first one does the talkin' ~
ex:// hear is pronounce using the 'e' not the 'a' it's 'here' not 'he-are' or 'he-air'
~'i' before 'e', except after 'c'~
ex:// in usual rules, the word receipt should be spelled reciept, but following the rules, it's not.
That's all I can remember...

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