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 [wptabcontent]360  The subject of the sentence misplaced.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Last week visited our school  a man.
Say:  A man visited our school last week.

In most English sentences place the subject first, the
 verb next, then the object with the rest following.
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]361 The subject misplaced in  questions.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: You were at the  cinema yesterday?
They'll come with us tomorrow?
Say: Were you at the cinema yesterday?
Will they come with us tomorrow?

In interrogative sentences place the subject after the verb. If the 
tense is compound, the subject comes after the auxiliary, and the rest follows.

Note: Exception to this rule is occasionally made in spoken
 English, but student are advised to follow the rule. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]362 The subject misplaced in questions beginning with an interrogative  word.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Why you were  absent last Friday?
Say: Why were you absent last Friday?

In questions beginning with an interrogative word like what, when,
 where, how, place the verb before the subject as in all questions. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]363 The  subject misplaced after never, etc.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Never I have heard of such a thing.
Say: Never have I heard of such a thing.

When never, seldom, rarely, neither, nor, not only, no sooner, are
 placed at the beginning of a complete clause, the verb
 must come before the subject as in a question.
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]364 All...  not used  instead  of Not all.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: All  people are  not hard-working.
Say:  Not all people are hard-working.

The first sentence is wrong because it makes all people lazy.

Note: Similarly, Everybody doesn't like dancing should be Not everybody
likes dancing. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]365 The subject misplaced in  indirect questions.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The  teacher asked me  what games  did
I play?
Say: The teacher asked me what games I played.

In indirect questions follow the usual order of words: subject first and then verb. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]366 The  direct  object misplaced.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: He touched with his hand the ball.
Say: He touched the ball with his hand.

The object of a transitive verb generally comes directly after the verb. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]367 The  indirect  object misplaced.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: I showed to her some of my stamps.
Say: I showed some of my stamps to her.

If the indirect object is preceded by a preposition, place it after the direct object

Note: The indirect object usually comes first without a preposition: I showed
her some of my stamps. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]368 The  qualifying  adjective  misplaced.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: My uncle has a garden very large.
Say: My uncle has  a very large garden.

Put the adjective immediately before the noun it qualifies.
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]369 The past participle misplaced.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The ordered goods haven't arrived.
Say: The goods ordered haven't arrived.

The goods ordered is a shortened form of The goods which have been ordered. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]370 The relative clause misplaced.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: A girl has a pony who is in our class.
Say: A girl who is in our class has a pony.

Put the relative clause immediately after the noun to which it refers.

Note: Enclose a relative clause that may be omitted between commas:
 My brother George, who is in another class, has a new bicycle.
 A relative clause that can't be omitted is not enclosed within
 commas: The boy who spoke to me is my brother. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]371 The conjunction misplaced in a time clause.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Emma when she arrived the boat had already gone.
Say: When Emma arrived the boat had already gone.

Place the conjunction introducing an adverbial clause 
of time at the beginning of a clause.
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]372 Correlative conjunctions misplaced.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Paul neither speaks English nor French.
/ Say: Paul speaks neither English nor French.

Place correlative conjunctions (that is, conjunctions used in pairs,
 like neither... nor, not only ... but also) before words of the same part of speech. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]373 The ordinal numeral misplaced.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: I've read the two first chapters.
Say: I've read the first two chapters.

Place ordinal numerals before cardinal numerals. There can't
 be two first chapters, only one. Similarly, we must say: 
The last two (three, etc.), and not The two (three, etc.) last. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]374 The indefinite article misplaced with such.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: I never met a such good man before.
Say: I never met such a good man before.

Place the indefinite article a or an after such: such a good man.
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]375 The definite article misplaced with half.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The half year is nearly finished.
Say: Half the year is nearly finished.

Half the year is shortened form of half of the year.
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]376 The most used instead of most of the.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The most of girls are not present.
Say:  Most of the girls are not present.

The phrase the most of is incorrect. Say , most of the.
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]377 The apostrophe (') misplaced with contractions.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't write: Did'nt, has'nt, is'nt, are'nt, etc.
Write: Didn't, hasn't isn't, aren't, etc. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]378 Mentioning  oneself first.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Only I and my mother are present.
Say: Only my mother and I are present.

English idiom requires that when a person is speaking of
 himself/herself and others, he/she must mention the other
 person or persons first and leave himself/herself last.
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]379  To and At.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) To.
Don't say:  We come at school every morning,
Say: We  come to school every morning.
(b) At.
Don't say: Someone is standing to the  door.
Say:  Someone is standing at the  door.

Use to to express motio n  fro m one  place  to another,  use at to  denote position.; [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]380  To and Till.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) To.
Don't say: We walked till the  river and back.
Say: We walked to the river and  back.
(b) Till.
Don't say:  I'll stay here to next month.
Say:  I'll  stay here  till next month.

Use to wit h distance, and till (until) wit h  time .
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[wptabcontent]381  In and At.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) In.
Don't say: Liam has a flat at Paris.
Say: Liam has a flat in  Paris.
We use  in to describe the  physical location  of  something
 as  part of a larger thing or place.
(b) At.
Don't say: My mother is staying in 66 Argyle Street.
Say: My mother is staying at 66 Argyle Street.
We use at when we're talking about an address, a public place or
 building (a bus stop, the Post Office, the library etc.) and cases
 in which the location is irrelevant but what we do there
 is what matters (school, the dentist, dance class etc.) [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]382 In and Into.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) In.
Don't say: Gemma spent all the  day into her room.
Say: Gemma spent all the day in her room.
(b) Into.
Don't say: Richard came in the room and sat  down.
Say: Richard came into the room and sat down.

In denotes position inside something, while into denotes
 motion or direction towards the inside of something.
Note: Always write the preposition into as one word. [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]383 On, At, In. (Time.)[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a)  On.
Don't say: My uncle will arrive at Saturday.
Say: My uncle will arrive on Saturday.
(b)  At.
Don't say:  I usually get up on seven o'clock.
Say: I usually get up at seven o'clock.
(c) In.
Don't say: She goes for a  walk at the  afternoon.
Say: She goes for a walk in the afternoon.
(1) Use on with the days of the week or month' on Friday, on March 25, on
 New Year's Day. (2) Use at with the exact time: at four
 o'clock, at dawn, at noon, at sunset, at midnight.
 (3) Use in with a period of time in April, in winter, in 1945,
 in the morning. Also at night and by day. [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]384  For and At. (Price.)[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) For.
Don't say: I bought a  book at fifty  pence.
Say: I  bought a  book for fifty pence.
(b)  At.
Don't say: I can't buy it for such a high price.
Say: I can't buy it at such a high price.

Use for if the actual sum is mentioned  use at if the actual sum isn't given

Note: If the weight or measure follows the price, use at with 
the actual sum: That velvet is available at £5 a metre. [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]385 Between  and  Among.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a)  Between.
Don't say: There was  a fight among two boys.
Say: There was a fight between two boys.
(b) Among.
Don't say:  Divide the apple between you three.
Say: Divide the apple among you three.

Use between for two only. Use among for more than two. [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]386  Beside.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  Charlie was standing just besides me.
Say:  Charlie was standing just beside me . [/wptabcontent]

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