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While your spelling and grammar shouldn't be a reflection of your creative powers or writing abilities, let's face it - they usually are. Perhaps if Einstein had contacted The Proof Lady, he would not have earned his reputation as the smartest, worst speller in history.
Here are a few of the most common mistakes people make: 1. Missing comma after an introductory element
2. Vague pronoun reference 3. Missing comma in a compound sentence 4. Wrong word 5. Missing comma(s) with a nonrestrictive element 6. Wrong or missing verb ending 7. Wrong or missing preposition 8. Comma splice 9. Missing or misplaced possessive apostrophe 10. Unnecessary shift in tense 11. Unnecessary shift in pronoun 12. Sentence fragment 13. Wrong tense or verb form 14. Lack of subject-verb agreement 15. Missing comma in a series 16. Lack of agreement between pronoun and antecedent 17. Unnecessary comma(s) with a restrictive element 18. Fused sentence 19. Misplaced or dangling modifier 20. Its/It's confusion |