Run Forrest, run!
I run every day.
I ran a marathon.
I will run five miles today.
I have run into resistance.
I had run far enough I thought.
I will have run seven miles.
I would run further if I wasn’t so tired.
I would have run further that day if I hadn’t snowed.
(ran is only used for the past tense)
Can’t help but think this is grammatically incorrect
Be careful when using can’t and help together in a sentence.
Poor: I can’t help but think it will be an early winter.
Better: I can’t help thinking it will be an early winter.
Decking will weather but we’ll weather this storm
Contronymns are words that are their own antonymns.
transparent means nearly invisible (the clean window was transparent)
transparent means obvious (her feelings were transparent)
variety means one type (this variety of apple is tart)
variety means many types (there were a variety of apples available)
weather means withstand (this ship can weather any storm)
weather means wear away (this unsealed decking will weather over time)
He will sanction the trade sanction
Contronyms are words that are their own antonymns.
sanction means to approve (the governor will sanction the organization)
sanction means to penalize (the trade sanction prevented export)
screen means to show information (the movie will screen Thursday)
screen means to hide information from viewing (the warden will screen the mail)
seed means to plant an area with seed (seed the future lawn)
seed means to remove seeds from something (seed a tomato)
Stars are out early because the street lights are out
Contronyms are words that are their own antonymns.
out means visible (the stars are out early tonight)
out means invisible (the street lights are out in this part of town)
oversight means an error (the misspelling was an oversight)
oversight means care (he was given oversight of the child)
rent means to pay for the use of something (she needs to rent a car)
rent means to sell the use of something (the dealer will rent him a car)
I just shut the lights off and the alarm went off
Contronyms are words that are their own antonymns.
garnish means to add decoration (garnish with parsley)
garnish means to take away (money from a paycheck)
left means went away (left for school)
left means remaining (left behind)
off means non-operational (shut the light off)
off means operating (the alarm went off)
Dust for prints then dust it off your sleeve
Contronyms are words that are their own antonymns.
clip means to attach (as with a paper clip)
clip means to detach (as the tip of a finger nail)
consult means to seek advice
consult means to advise
dust means to remove dust from something
dust means to add dust to something (as in dusting for prints)
Checking your reflexive pronouns yourself
The reflexive pronouns are:
myself
yourself
himself/herself/itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves.
themself, ourself, theirselves, or hisself are not words
Never use a -self word in the same sentence as a reflexive pronoun.
You can read more details from Everything Language and Grammar here and here.
None of them have any grammar problems
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Source: The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
indicate portions—some, all, none, percent, fraction, part, majority, remainder, and so forth —look at the noun in your of phrase (object of the preposition) to determine whether to use a singular or plural verb. If the object of the preposition is singular, use a singular verb. If the object of the preposition is plural, use a plural verb.
Examples:
None of the pie was eaten.
None of the children were hungry.
In a sentence like “None were missing,” there is an implicit noun that answers the question, “None of what?” That noun is what determines whether none takes a plural or singular verb.
Examples:
None were missing. (None of the cookies were missing.)
None was missing. (None of the pie was missing.)
Did she join the collective?
Generally there is no rule stating whether to use a singular verb or plural verb after a collective noun. It depends on how you are referring to the collective noun. Are you thinking of it as a single unit or multiple items in a group?