1. Subject-Verb Agreement:
* Correct: The cat sits on the mat.
* Incorrect: The cat sit on the mat. (Singular subject "cat" needs singular verb "sits")
2. Pronoun Agreement:
* Correct: The dog wagged its tail.
* Incorrect: The dog wagged her tail. (Pronoun "its" agrees with singular "dog")
3. Tense:
* Correct: I went to the store yesterday. (Past tense)
* Incorrect: I go to the store yesterday. (Incorrect tense)
4. Adjectives:
* Correct: The beautiful sunset painted the sky in hues of orange and pink.
* Incorrect: The sunset beautifully painted the sky in hues of orange and pink. (Use an adjective to modify "sunset")
5. Prepositions:
* Correct: The book is on the table.
* Incorrect: The book is in the table. (Preposition "on" correctly describes the book's location)
6. Articles:
* Correct: I saw a bird flying in the sky. (Indefinite article "a" is used for an unspecified bird)
* Incorrect: I saw the bird flying in the sky. (Definite article "the" would be used if a specific bird was being referred to)
7. Word Order:
* Correct: The boy kicked the ball. (Subject-Verb-Object order)
* Incorrect: The ball the boy kicked. (Incorrect word order)
8. Punctuation:
* Correct: She is happy, but she is also tired.
* Incorrect: She is happy but she is also tired. (Comma is needed after the conjunction "but")
These examples show just a few of the many rules and elements that make up grammar. Good grammar allows us to communicate clearly and effectively.