Difference between revisions of "Most Common Writing Errors"
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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. | ||
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| + | *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:Grammar]] | ||
[[Category:Homeschool Curriculum]] | [[Category:Homeschool Curriculum]] | ||
Revision as of 18:05, January 27, 2013
Here is a growing list of the most common writing errors:
- mismatch between a pronoun and its antecedent:
- Incorrect: Someone parked a car in the "no-parking zone" simply because they were too lazy to walk from a legitimate parking space.
- 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.
- ending a sentence with a preposition:
- Incorrect: Whom are you going to the football game with?
- Correct: With whom are you going to the football game?
- comma splice--connecting two independent clauses with a comma and no semicolon or coordinating conjunction:
- Incorrect: Liberals are deceitful, conservatives are trustworthy.
- Correct: Liberals are deceitful; conservatives are trustworthy.
- Also correct: Liberals are deceitful, but conservatives 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.
