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*mismatch between a pronoun and its antecedent:
 
*mismatch between a pronoun and its antecedent:
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:*''Incorrect'': '''Someone''' parked a car in the "no-parking zone" simply because '''they''' was too lazy to walk from a legitimate parking space.
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:*''Incorrect'': '''Someone''' parked a car in the "no-parking zone" simply because '''they''' were too lazy to walk from a legitimate parking space.
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:*''Correct'': '''Someone''' parked a car in the "no-parking zone" simply because '''he''' was too lazy to walk from a legitimate parking space.
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:*''Correct'': '''Someone''' parked a car in the "no-parking zone" simply because '''he''' was too lazy to walk from a legitimate parking space. ''If female:'' '''Someone''' parked a car in the "no-parking zone" simply because '''she''' was too lazy to walk from a legitimate parking space.
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*ending a sentence with a preposition:
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*[[comma splice]]—connecting two [[independent clause]]s with a comma and no [[semicolon]] or [[coordinating conjunction]]:
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:*''Incorrect'': Whom are you going to the football game '''with'''?
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:*''Correct'': '''With whom''' are you going to the football game?
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*[[comma splice]]--connecting two [[independent clause]]s with a comma and no [[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.
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:*''Also correct'': [[Liberal]]s are [[deceit]]ful, but [[conservative]]s are trustworthy.
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*misplaced modifier:
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:*''Incorrect'': Completely lacking in patriotism, America is undermined by liberals.
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:*''Correct'': Completely lacking in patriotism, liberals undermine America.
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:*''Also correct'': Because liberals are completely lacking in patriotism, they undermine America.
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*lack of conciseness:
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:*''Incorrect'':  Christopher Columbus made the discovery of America.
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:*''Correct'':  Christopher Columbus discovered America.
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*nonparallelism:
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:*''Incorrect'':  Some common liberal traits are selfishness, ignorance, and being racists.
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:*''Correct'':  Some common liberal traits are selfishness, ignorance, and racism.
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*unclear comparison:
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:*''Incorrect'': God loves Christians more than non-Christians.  (This is not clear whether it means "more than non-Christians do" or the meaning below)
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:*''Correct'': God loves Christians more than He does non-Christians.
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[[Category:Grammar]]
 
[[Category:Grammar]]
 
[[Category:Homeschool Curriculum]]
 
[[Category:Homeschool Curriculum]]
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