SF = Sentence fragment
R-O = Run-on sentence
CS = Comma splice
AGR = Agreement error, which may be between a subject & predicate OR noun & antecedent
BW = Better Word needed here
VPR = Vague pronoun reference
WW = Wrong Word used
TR = Transitional word, phrase or sentence is needed to connect ideas
AWK = Awkward phrasing
EW = Exact wording is needed here
* spell out small numbers less than 100
* do NOT use conversational words such as "Okay" (or its abbreviation, OK)
* if you begin telling of a past experience in PAST tense, stay in past tense; do NOT switch to present tense
* if an essay opens in first person (whether it is first person singular, "I" or first person plural, "we"), stay in first person; do NOT switch to 2nd person ("you")
* should you use a quotation to end a sentence, the period should come before quotation marks, NOT after quotation marks, as seen here: "If you're making mistakes, it means you're out there doing something." ~ Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman's quote is one of my favorite. If you have a favorite quote, share it with me; if I use it somewhere on the blog, you'll get a point added to your final grade. (NO MORE THAN 5 points can be accrued this way.)
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