Common Errors Workbook
Agreement errors using
each
The art of typing a dash
Capitalizing with colons, parentheses,...
Colons misused with lists
Comma splices
Commas with long introductory modifiers
Commas with
that
and...
Commonly misspelled words
Confusing narrator with author
Confusing the past tense and past...
Do not use a comma to set off a...
Do not use an apostrophe to make a noun...
Do not use dashes as periods
Empty intensifiers
Faulty parallel structure
Fragments
Hyphens with numbers
Identifying compound sentences that...
Indefinite pronouns
Irregular adjectives and adverbs:...
Main clauses connected with conjunctive...
Making abbreviations and acronyms...
Missing verb endings
Placement of limiting modifiers
Plagiarism in college writing
Possessive forms of personal pronouns...
Problems created by the pronoun...
Pronoun agreement with compound...
Punctuation of abbreviations and...
Quotations within quotations
Run-on sentences
Sentences that begin with infinitive...
Subjects separated from verbs
Unnecessary tense shift
Using periods, commas, colons, and...
Vague use of
this
Who
or
Whom
Words often confused