I suck at grammar. Help plz.

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<p>I always mess up on the grammar mistakes that use the wrong word (emmense instead of immense for example). Can someone give me a few of the common ones? And can you say something like this "He jumped off of the cliff"? And I always mess up words like irregardless (not a word) whereas irrelevant is. Can someone tell me some common words like irregardless that you know.. are commonly missed? Thanks lots.</p>

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<p>Also is it None IS or none ARE?</p>

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<p>None of the conspirators is in the trial.</p>

<p>None of the conspirators are in the trial.</p>

<p>Both are correct ^.</p>

<p>None but his most loyal supporters are defending the case.</p>

<p>This one uses the word differently ^.</p>

<p>It just depends on how you use it.</p>

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<p>So wait, whats different in the second one? Are the supporters the subject so thats why its IS?</p>

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<p>ya, also i would think there would clarify the first sentence and say "Not one of the conspirators is in the trial." if you don't specify the one in that, i think it's safer to put "are."</p>

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<p>Can anyone answer like the first questions I had?</p>

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<p>I don't see what's wrong with "He jumed off the cliff." It sounds and looks correct to me.</p>

<p>confid*ent and confida*nt...that's the only one I can remeber.</p>

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<p>no jumped off of the cliff just jumped off the cliff</p>

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<p>I think the 'of' can be put or removed from the sentnce...It doesn't seem to have any effect on it. But it's probably used more in spoken English rather than writen.</p>

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<p>Ok so NEVER use dobule prepositions?
So does that mean the following sentece makes no sense?
He jumped off about six years ago.
Is that wrong grammatically?</p>

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<p>gramatically it makes sense, but the sentence is weird and vague.</p>

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<p>ManUtd20Ole, I am pretty sure that it is always "none is". </p>

<p>"None of the conspirators is in the trial."</p>

<p>In this case, "none" is the subject, not "conspirators". "None" is always singular - it is grammatically equivalent to "not one" or "no one". </p>

<p>Even in the second example, it is like saying "No one is defending the case." You would not say "No one are defending the case." "His most loyal supporters" is not part of the subject. </p>

<p>Hope that helps some. If I am wrong, do tell me. ^^</p>

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<p>it sounds right to me.</p>