- Pronoun-antecedent disagreement (number)
- Pronoun-antecedent disagreement (gender)
- Incorrect pronoun case
- Vague pronoun reference
Category: Writing Skill and Proofreading
- principal
- principle
- primary
- pinnacle
- Because the experiment failed.
- The experiment failed, the lab had to be cleaned.
- The experiment failed.
- The experiment failing and the lab needing to be cleaned.
- Incorrect preposition
- Use of a double comparative
- Incorrect verb tense
- Missing article
- Incorrect tense
- Incorrect verb form
- Faulty parallelism
- Comma splice
- Who's textbook is this on the table?
- Whose textbook is this on the table?
- Who'se textbook is this on the table?
- Whose' textbook is this on the table?
- You can't really ignore the data from the study.
- The data from the study is a big deal.
- The data from the study should not be disregarded.
- I guess you shouldn't ignore the data.
- Incorrect pluralization
- Incorrect subject-verb agreement
- Incorrect tense
- Incorrect pronoun case
- The two twins look exactly alike.
- The team collaborated on the project.
- The final outcome was unexpected.
- She returned to her home.
- Incorrect use of the subjunctive mood
- Incorrect verb tense
- Incorrect pronoun
- Incorrect preposition
- The new policy will have a positive affect on student morale.
- The bright light did not seem to affect the patient's vision.
- The side affects of the medication were mild.
- He tried to affect a British accent.
- The research was time-consuming; it produced valuable data.
- The research was time-consuming, and it produced valuable data.
- Although the research was time-consuming, it produced valuable data.
- All of the above are correct revisions.
- The lecture ended the students rushed out of the hall.
- The lecture ended, so the students rushed out.
- When the lecture ended, the students rushed out.
- The lecture ended; the students rushed out.
- The experiment was a success, yielding clear results.
- Although the results were clear.
- The results were clear; therefore, the hypothesis was supported.
- The results were clear, and the team was pleased.
- Comma splice
- Sentence fragment
- Dangling modifier
- Subject-verb disagreement
- Today, good communication skills are essential.
- It is a fact that good communication skills are very important.
- For all intents and purposes, communication skills are necessary.
- Good communication skills are, without a doubt, a requirement.
