Correct_Grammar_Mistakes
10 Common Blog Writing Mistakes | Infographic | Grammar Check | Jennifer Frost
01. Fragments
How to correct fragments:
a) Combining fragments
b) Add or delete
Missing either a subject or a verb
- I need to find a new friend. Because the one I have now is mean. <-- incorrect
a) I need to find a new friend because the one I have now is mean. <-- correct FUSE
b) I need to find a new friend. The one I have now is mean. <-- correct ADD or DELETE
02. Run-ons
- I'm not sure how he will manage though it's not an easy life out in the colonies. <-- incorrect
a) I'm not sure how he will manage though. It's not an easy life out in the colonies. <-- correct | SPLIT / SEPARATE
b) I'm not sure how will manage, and it's not an easy life out in the colonies. <-- correct
c) I'm not sure how he will manage though; it's not an easy life out in the colonies. <-- correct
d) I'm not sure how he will manage though because it's not an easy life out in the colonies. <-- correct
03. Comma Splice
- I didn't know what job I wanted, I was too confused to decide. <-- incorrect
a) I didn't know what job I wanted. I was too confused to decide. <-- PERIOD
b) I didn't know what job I wanted, and I was too confused to decide. <-- CONJ. 'AND'
c) I didn't know what job I wanted; I was too confused to decide. <-- SEMI-COLON
04. Tenses | Past or Present
05. Commas
06. Organisation
07. Nouns | Pronouns
08. Inflated Sentences
09. Apostrophes
10. Dangling Modifiers
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