Common Grammatical Errors

'Criteria' is the plural of 'criterion' and requires the plural verb 'are'.

Subject pronouns ('I') must be used for the subject of the sentence.

'She' is a singular subject; it requires the singular auxiliary 'doesn't' (does not).

'News' is an uncountable, singular noun, requiring the singular verb 'is'.

'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun and requires a singular verb ('has').

Subjunctive mood for hypothetical/contrary-to-fact situations requires 'were'.

'More taller' is a redundant double comparative.

When a collective noun acts as a single unit, it takes a singular verb ('was').

When using 'either/or', the verb agrees with the closer subject ('friends'), which is plural.

'Neither' (meaning 'not one of two') is singular and requires 'has'.

'Scarcely' is correctly paired with 'when'.

'Committee' acts as a single unit, requiring the singular 'has'.