There are errors and ERRORS. These MISTAKES, in large letters, are more than simple mistakes, they are true grammatical sins that we should never commit! Although they are considered primary errors, unfortunately they are still recurrent, as teachers and proofreaders say.
Thinking about it, Brasil Escola has prepared for you some writing tips about grammatical errors that will be useful at the time of writing. Our manual can be consulted whenever that persistent question arises, but it can be easily answered through a direct and succinct explanation. Follow the tips and good studies!
1. Use of backline: Who has never been in doubt about the use of the crasis, let's throw the first stone. But did you know it's not even that hard? The problem is that at school many of us just memorize some situations where the use of the back letter is prohibited, without understanding the functioning of this phenomenon responsible for merging a preposition to a article. This is the crasis, the fusion of two “as”.
I went to the party: who goes, goes The somewhere, therefore, the preposition “a” is required. The noun "party", in turn, requires the use of the article (The party), therefore, the crasis is used in this situation.2. Comma employment: Another cruel question. Knowing how and when to use the comma leaves any student with a flea behind his ear. In addition to harming the punctuation of the text, the omission or inappropriate use of a comma can cause irreparable damage to its meaning! Understanding poorly punctuated text is one of the most difficult tasks for a reader. This problem can be solved with a careful reading of the text - something that many students do not do - as reading carefully and aloud you may see the need to use a comma. Another important tip is to know the cases in which the comma is mandatory: the comma is used in the existence of a vocative, an explanatory affix and when the predicative is displaced in the sentence.
3. But and more: They are similar words, but make no mistake, they are not related in any way. They are used in very different situations, even because each one of them has a function in the grammar of the Portuguese language: “But”, without the “i”, is an adversative conjunction and should be used when there is a relationship of opposition and contrariety. “More” is an adverb of intensity, indicating frequency or quantity.We'd like to rest a little longer, but it's time to get back to work.
4. where and where: In this case, the similarity is not a coincidence, as both are adverbs used to indicate places. However, "where" (preposition a + where) must be used with verbs that ask for the preposition and in clauses that suggest movement: where are you going at this time? The word "where" is related to situations in which an idea of a fixed place is expressed, in which the verbs do not indicate movement: I don't know where he lives.
5. Paronyms: They have the same phonological structure, the same phonemes, the same accent, but they don't have the same meaning. Their identification will be possible through the context in which they will be inserted.- He broke out in a cold sweat when the signal to start the game sounded.
6. verb "to have": Often the verb “haver” is deprecated and, in its place, we use the verb “have”. Don't be afraid to use it as it blends in perfectly with more formal texts. Many people confuse the verb “haver” with the expression “to see”, but let's face it: one thing has nothing to do with the other! If in doubt, take the test: Replace “haver” with “have” if it works, a sign that you nailed it.
7. For me or for me?: Our last tip concerns a doubt that affects speech and writing. -Use the "for me" when the "me" does not act as a subject before a verb that indicates action- because, in this case, the appropriate term is "for me": My mother brought me books as a gift. Are these books for me to study?