on this sentence and tried to correct it, it means you’re too tense. Relax. Go eat
some frozen yogurt.
This is also as good a time as any to tell you that it is totally possible for an
underlined portion to be correct. This is devious, because the mere fact that it is
underlined will make you want to change it. Don’t worry: If it sounds correct to
you, it probably is!
Another tricky aspect of adjectives and adverbs is that they can be turned into
comparative and superlative versions of themselves. Take the adjective juicy. If
you’re talking about only one object, you would use juicy: “This salamander is
juicy.” If you’re comparing two objects, you would use juicier: “This salamander
is juicier than that newt.” If you’re comparing more than two objects, you would
use the superlative juiciest: “Of the three lizards, the gecko is juiciest.”
Example 4:
Dan is the older of the four athletes.
Since there are more than two objects being compared, we can’t use older.Correct: Dan is the oldest of the four athletes.
COMMANDMENT 7: THY CONSTRUCTIONS SHALT ALWAYS BE PARALLEL.
Ideas that are parallel (related) should be expressed in the same way.
Example 1:
Michael likes spitting, drooling, and to slurp.