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Most Common Writing Errors (view source)
Revision as of 18:05, January 27, 2013
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:*''Correct'': '''With whom''' are you going to the football game?
:*''Correct'': '''With whom''' are you going to the football game?
*[[comma splice]]--connecting two [[independent clause]]s with a comma and no [[coordinating conjunction]]:
*[[comma splice]]--connecting two [[independent clause]]s with a comma and no [[semicolon]] or [[coordinating conjunction]]:
:*''Incorrect'': [[Liberal]]s are [[deceit]]ful, conservatives are trustworthy.
:*''Incorrect'': [[Liberal]]s are [[deceit]]ful, conservatives are trustworthy.
:*''Correct'': Liberals are deceitful; conservatives are trustworthy.
:*''Correct'': Liberals are deceitful; conservatives are trustworthy.
:*''Also correct'': [[Liberal]]s are [[deceit]]ful, but [[conservative]]s are trustworthy.
:*''Also correct'': [[Liberal]]s are [[deceit]]ful, but [[conservative]]s are trustworthy.
*misplaced modifier:
:*''Incorrect'': Completely lacking in patriotism, America is undermined by liberals.
:*''Correct'': Completely lacking in patriotism, liberals undermine America.
:*''Also correct'': Because liberals are completely lacking in patriotism, they undermine America.
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[[Category:Grammar]]
[[Category:Homeschool Curriculum]]
[[Category:Homeschool Curriculum]]