200 English Grammar Mistakes!: A workbook of Common Grammar and Punctuation Errors with Examples, Exercises and Solutions So You Never Make Them Again

e.g.
E.g. is
initialized from the Latin phrase 
exempli gratia,
which in English is
translated as 
for example
.
Also, do not confuse 
e.g.
with 
i.e.
So 
e.g.
means for example, and it is used for sentence clarification by giving

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instances.
I.e.
is from the Latin phrase 
id est,
which translates to 
that is
or
such that
in English. It is used to give more information or elaborate a
sentence. However, these two (i.e., and e.g.) may be used to clarify a
sentence, 
i.e.
, by explaining the sentence more or by illustration, and 
e.g
.
explaining by citing examples. Note the following differences:
Drinking and driving is dangerous, 
i.e.,
the eyes become blurry, and the
cognitive orientation is affected too.
Drinking and driving is dangerous; it can cause a lot of damage, 
e.g., 
damage
to you and damage to the environment where it happens.
To say 
take note,
or when you want to draw readers’ attention to an
important aspect of your writing, use 
P.S. 
Although commonly used in
corporate organizations in memos and other messages, when used in
noncorporate writing, 
P.S.
, from the words 
post script
, is an effective
abbreviation tool for communcating.
Do not confuse the abbreviations for these three words: 
they’re, their, 
and
there.
Many a student makes the error of using 
they’re
to mean 
they are
, in English
grammar. While that may look fancy or interesting, it is nonstandard to use.
Desist from saying “they’re coming;” rather, use “they are coming.”
Another error students make is deriving the abbreviation