Common Mistakes and Dangling Modifiers

Mistake 1: Double Comparisons You can not combine the suffix er or est and the word more or most. You can only use one at a time. The giant was more bigger than the knight. (incorrect)The giant was bigger than the knight. (correct) Mistake 2: Double Negatives You know from math class that a negative plus a negative equals a positive. The same holds true in English. If […]