GOLDEN  GRAMMAR  RULES
                                                                               
                                                                                  70

Use at last, not finally, as an exclamation.

At last! Where have you been? (NOT Finally! Where have you been?) 

She’s written to me. At last! 

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                                                                              69

. When you say what somebody’s job is, use a/an.

My sister is a photographer. (NOT My sister is photographer.)
I’m studying to be an engineer. (NOT I’m studying to be engineer.)

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                                                                            68

 Use a singular noun after every.

I play tennis every Wednesday. (NOT I play tennis every Wednesdays.)
He wrote to every child in the village. (NOT He wrote to every children …)

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                                                                               67



                                                  Don’t use an infinitive after think.

I’m thinking of changing my job. (NOT I’m thinking to change my job.)

Are you thinking of going home this weekend? (NOT Are you thinking to go home this weekend?)   


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                                                                                66

Don’t use can to talk about the chance that something will happen.

It may/might/could rain this evening. (NOT It can rain this evening.)
I think Jane may/might/could come tomorrow. (NOT I think Jane can come tomorrow.)

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                                                                                    65

With when, use the past perfect to make it clear that one thing finished before another started.

When I had written my letters, I did some gardening. (NOT When I wrote my letters, I did some gardening.)
When he had cleaned the windows, he stopped for a cup of tea. (NOT When he cleaned the windows, he stopped for a cup of tea.)

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                                                                                  64

We don’t often use would in subordinate clauses; instead, we use past tenses.

Would you follow me wherever I went? (NOT Would you follow me wherever I would go?)
I would tell you if I knew. (NOT I would tell you if I would know.)

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