Daily Grammar – Week 14

DAILY GRAMMAR (DG) 03-06-2018

1a. Anyone, who violates the school rules and regulations, will be sanctioned. (No)

Anyone who violates the school rules and regulations will be sanctioned. (Yes)

1b. The problem which I discussed with you yesterday has been solved. (No)

The problem, which I discussed with you yesterday, has been solved. (Yes)

1c. Having been found worthy in character and learning you are awarded a degree of this University. (No)

Having been found worthy in character and learning, you are awarded a degree of this University. (Yes)

1d. Though a colleague of mine I don’t trust him. (No)

Though a colleague of mine, I don’t trust him. (Yes)

(Finite adjectival clauses are of two types, defining and non-defining. A defining clause cannot be omitted as an integral part of the sentence and it is not separated by commas. A non-defining clause, however, makes a secondary point about the preceding noun and can be omitted, hence it is separated by commas. Commas function to mark off non-defining clauses, participle clauses and verbless clauses.)

2a. He is relocating (of all places in the world) is Belarus. (No)

He is relocating (of all places in the world) to Belarus. (Yes)

2b. I know that whatever he tells me (even I don’t agree with him immediately) right because he is sincere. (No)

I know that whatever he tells me (even if I don’t agree with him immediately) is right because he is sincere. (Yes)

(Brackets are not used to indicate words that are completely useless. Whatever is useless should not be included in writing. Yet, the main expression should make sense with or without the elements in brackets.)

3a. You should know that “a man without a wife is like a kitchen without a knife”. (No)

You should know that a man without a wife is like a kitchen without a knife. (Yes)

3b. The author said, time destroys everything. (No)

The author said, “Time destroys everything.”

3c. “I didn’t know my boss was coming,” Anne said, “But I was happy to see her all the same.” (No)

“I didn’t know my boss was coming,” Anne said, “but I was happy to see her all the same.” (Yes)

(a. Only a direct quote is put in inverted commas; an indirect quote does not require inverted commans. b. The first letter of a direct quote should be a capital letter when the quote is a complete sentence. c. If a direct quote is interrupted mid-sentence, the first letter of the second part of the sentence is not capitalised.”

Did You Know?

Panphobia, omniphobia and pantophobia all describe “the fear of everything”.

What are your phobias if you are not panphobic or omniphobic?