Wynonna errors

Question 1

So + cause…

Answer 1

+ as to + effect
E.g. The toy was so buoyant as to drift off the ground without weights.

He was so tired as to appear drunk.

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+ that + effect
E.g. He was so tired that he fell asleep on the couch.

Question 2

Complete the idiom:

Not as x,

Answer 2

But as y

E.g. He should think of the cost of those events not as an expense, but as an investment.

• pro tip x and y HAVE to be parallel
• • can substitute “in terms of” for “as” (e.g. not in terms of x, but as y”)
• **this idiom must start with not (e.g. you can’t write “as not y, but as x”)

Question 3

Can you use the wording “so much that y”?

Answer 3

No!!

“So much so that” or “so x, that y” is preferable

Question 4

Is the idiom “capable to” correct?

Answer 4

No!!

The correct idiom is “capable of x / capable of doing x”

Question 5

Can you say “ability of x”?

Answer 5

No!!

You can say “ability to do x”

Question 6

Can you use “x times more like to y as to z”?

Answer 6

No!!!

Use “x times more like to y than to z”

Question 7

What is the order of the subject and verb when an independent clause begins with “not only”?

Answer 7

It should be inverted:
(Correct): Not only are the rates…
(Incorrect): Not only the rates are…

Question 8

X asks why do some people skip class.

Or

X asks why some people skip class

Answer 8

X asks why some people skip class. The “do” is not necessary. It is only necessary if the whole question is in quotation marks. E.g. X asks “why do some people skip class?”

Question 9

When do you use between vs among?

Answer 9

Use among when referring to three or more things

Use between when referring to only two things)