Evaluating Errors One of the challenges for teachers of composition is deciding how serious an error is. How serious we judge an error to be affects both grading and teaching. We tend to focus a great deal more on serious errors than those we know are minor oversights. This guide…
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Common Grammar Errors Grammar mistakes most of us make Grammar errors sneak into almost all writing. Some writers like to think they don’t make mistakes — but their editors know better. The following errors are among the most common: Split infinitives Adverb usage Subject-verb agreement Pronoun agreement Pronoun case Apostrophe…