Reading Response: Article Two " 7 Grammar Rules You Really Should Pay Attention To"

I must admit that I am guilty of almost all of the grammar rules Ben Yagoda feels are imporant to remember. To be honest, I will never master the rules of verbs like lie verses lay or be able to use the semicolon the correct way. I have a huge issue with making a lot of run on sentenes and placing commas in the wrong place. I became obsessed with the usage of commas when a lot of teachers began to re-teach their students how to use them. All of the rules he brought up are really common mistakes. Sometimes it is easier to write a paper in the form of the way we talk than to have to make sure we use the correct grammar.

The books I have been reading lately probably do not follow the grammar rules. I like to read books that have their own style to them. If the author does no have their own way of talking to their readers, then I do not feel that they should be an author. Each author's voice is different and brings a unique purpose to their books.

An interesting rule Ben Yagoda presented was the subjunctive rule. It makes a lot of sense and was sort of fun. If you are making a fiction statement, say were instead of was. If it is non-fiction statement, say was instead of were. He used the examples of popular commercial songs are important figures in our society. It was a neat rule and I was surprised it was even mentioned in grammar. It seems like there is always a rule for everything that we do, but we do not realize it until we get older.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people use the wrong homophone in their sentence. It happens a lot on Facebook. I feel bad that my biggest pet peeve is a grammar error. I just that homophones are not hard to understand, especially if you are in high school. My cousin purposely uses them wrong just so he can get a reaction. I probably should find a way to get over my homophone pet peeve.