Need Grammar Help Now!

[Big Country]

I do well at writing stories in english class. I always do good in content but bomb in grammar. On my movie review I got a eleven out of ten for content and ten out of ten for content management. However I got a two and a half on grammar out of five. On my story I got ten out of ten for content and content management, and a four out of five on vocabulary and scentence structure. But I got a three out of five for grammar. So I want you guys to go grammar nazi crazy on me, aslong as you take the time to type a scentence or two explaining why what I did was wrong.

[Nixon]

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You should post an example what you've already written for your class, if possible.

[Big Country]

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You should post an example what you've already written for your class, if possible.

I wouldn't be able to do that until Tuesday.

[Nixon]

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I think it would be helpful if you posted something recent, so we can see what kind of mistakes you're making.

In the meantime, I'd suggest that you check some guides on the internet, and see if they can help you.

Here are some that I found.
Link 1
Link 2

[josh]

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you should make the argument that in creative writing, grammar usage is completely at the author's discretion. that's what my lit professor says. he's a published author or publishes stories or some ****. I dunno.

[Adrian Foley]

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That's why you do some peer editing before turning it in, eh?

[Stormy]

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I do well at writing stories in English class. I always do well in content but bomb in grammar. On my movie review I got an eleven out of ten for content, and I got a ten out of ten for content management. However, I got a two and a half on grammar out of five. On my story I got ten out of ten for content and content management, and a four out of five on vocabulary and scentence structure. But I got a three out of five for grammar. So I want you guys to go grammar nazi crazy on me, aslong as you take the time to type a scentence or two explaining why what I did was wrong.

English is a language, and must be capitalized.
You do well, not good.
When your article ('a' in this case) precedes a word that begins with a vowel, use 'an' instead. If it precedes a word that begins with a consonant use 'a.'
Avoid run-on sentences. Compound your sentences with commas and conjunctions (FANBOY: For, and, nor, but, or, yet... i think).
There were more, but this is tiring.

[peachy]

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when your grammar sucks what you should do is try and use as little of it as possible and not take any chances.

seriously, youre in high school your teacher wont even notice the difference between complex sentences and "see spot run" and im pretty sure she'll be happy that youre even literate.

i took a principals of grammars class and stupid linguistics classes and god i feel like i wasted so much time because english is always changing and it turns out that most of the rules are flexible and change over time so besides being fluent in english whats the point of learning its intricacies instead of having english grammar inevitably bend its rules around the way that you use grammar? youre not wrong man its the ****ing grammars that are wrong.

[Deeth Irteen]

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I doesn't think good the grammer is.

[The_Real_Crunk]

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See those people? They left there jackets in the house over they're.

[Nixon]

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All three of the previous posts are excellent examples of bad grammar.

A+

[John Mora]

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I dunno, the way I learned grammar was just by reading a lot and remembering how things normally appeared.

[Adrian Foley]

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My college writing professor said the same thing - reading a lot is the best way to improve one's grammar.

[Red Dragon]

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The, key, to, having, good, grammar, is, to, add, lots, of, commas.

[Big Rick Cook]

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Agreed with Mora and Adrian.

Also, if you're really really concerned about it, find a copy of A Writer's Reference. It's gonna be required in college anyway. *shrug*