10 Most Typical Sentence Mistakes

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10 Most Typical Sentence Mistakes

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Spelling mistakes

• According to sentence correction rules, many
  spelling mistakes occur when incorrect homophones
  (words with the same pronunciation, such as
  right, rite, and write) are used in a
  sentence.

False
Watch youre words! Spell-check may not sea words
that are miss used because they are spelled
rite! Watch your words! Spell check may not see
words that are misused because they are spelled
right!
True
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Run-on sentences (no comma before a coordinating
conjunction)

• A coordinating conjunction connects two clauses
  that could be sentences on their own. English
  sentence correction says that you can use the
  acronym FANBOYS to remember the most common
  coordinating conjunctions for, and, nor, but,
  or, yet, and so. If you forget to put a comma
  before the conjunction, it becomes a run-on
  sentence.

False
My dog barks at the mailman but shes too lazy to
chase him. My dog barks at the mailman, but
shes too lazy to chase him.
True
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Sentence fragments

• A sentence fragment is a sentence thats missing
  a subject (the thing doing the action) or a verb
  (the action). Sentence grammar correction is a
  must do in this case.
• Solution Add a subject or verb to the fragment,
  as needed.

False
An epic all-nighter!
True
I pulled an epic all-nighter!
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No comma after an introductory phrase

• An introductory phrase provides some background
  information and is usually followed by a comma.
  The comma is optional when the phrase is very
  short. Sentence correction tool will help you to
  identify introductory phrase

False
While a Thanksgiving commercial played on the TV
she was at the library trying to study for her
final exams. While a Thanksgiving commercial
played on the TV, she was at the library trying
to study for her final exams.
True
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Wordiness

• A sentence is wordy if it uses more words than
  necessary to convey meaning. Wordiness often
  makes writing unclear. Thats why you need an
  advanced sentence checker.
• Solution Identify long phrases that can be
  replaced with a single word. Eliminate words that
  have the same meaning. Eliminate weak words, such
  as basically and sort of. Eliminate
  nonessential information.

False
Jessica ended up having to walk all the way home
due to the fact that she missed the last train
leaving Central Station. Jessica walked
home because she missed the last train.
True
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Comma splicing

• A comma splice occurs when you use a comma to
  connect two clauses that could be sentences on
  their own. Sentence correction rules will help
  you to find that clauses without any doubts.
• Solution Add a coordinating conjunction
  (remember FANBOYS) after the comma, or change
  the comma to a period, semicolon, or colon.

False
He bought back-to-school clothes, his mom bought
a scarf.
True
He bought back-to-school clothes, and his mom
bought a scarf. OR He bought back-to-school
clothes. His mom bought a scarf.
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Comma misuse (inside a compound subject)

• According to English sentence correction a
  compound subject uses a conjunction to connect
  more than one noun phrase.

False
My roommate, and his brother, went to see a
movie. My roommate and his brother went to see
a movie.
True
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No commas around interrupters

• Sentence grammar correction will find
  interrupters, that are phrases that break the
  flow of a sentence to provide additional detail.
  Put commas around interrupters.

False
It was unfortunately the end of winter
vacation. It was, unfortunately, the end of
winter vacation.
True
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Squinting modifiers

• A squinting modifier is a word, phrase, or clause
  that could modify the word before it or the word
  after it. Sentence correction tool will identify
  that squinting modifier.
• Solution Put the modifier next to the word it
  should modify.

False
Students who study rarely get bad grades.
True
Students who rarely study get bad
grades. OR Students who study get bad grades
rarely.
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Subject-verb agreement

• Singular subjects take singular verbs and plural
  subjects take plural verbs. Sentence checker
  wont let you make mistakes in this scenario.

False
Michael study at the library every day. Michael
studies at the library every day.
True
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