Exclamation point

period

Interjections have little grammatical value in a sentence. The false statement about interjection is: Interjections are frequently used in professional correspondence.

The game will be called if the storm continues, the weather is dangerous. The following sentence is a run-on: The game will be called if the storm continues, the weather is dangerous.

A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses (also known as complete sentences) are connected improperly. Example: I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time. There are two complete sentences in the above example: Sentence 1: I love to write papers.

There are two types of run-on sentences: fused sentences and comma splices. A fused sentence occurs when independent clauses (indicated here with underlining) run together with no marks of punctuation or coordinating conjunctions to separate them. My professor read my paper she said it was excellent.

Adding a semicolon between the two clauses can join two clauses in a run-on sentence. Example: Run-on: I woke up I ate breakfast. (Run-on)

There are two types of run-on sentences: fused sentences and comma splices. A fused sentence occurs when independent clauses run together with no marks of punctuation or coordinating conjunctions to separate them. A comma splice occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined only by a comma.

The three types of run-on sentences are comma splices, fused sentences, and polysyndetons. First, comma splices occur when a comma joins two independent clauses instead of a semicolon.

The best way to find a run-on sentence is to determine whether there is more than one independent clause in the same sentence without punctuation. If there are two subjects (who or what the sentence is about) or a subject and its pronoun (he, she, it, they etc.)

In order for a sentence to be grammatically correct, the subject and verb must both be singular or plural. In other words, the subject and verb must agree with one another in their tense. If the subject is in plural form, the verb should also be in plur al form (and vice versa).

18 Most Common Grammar Mistakes

1. Run-on Sentence or Comma Splice.
2. Pronoun Disagreement.
3. Mistakes in Apostrophe Usage.
4. Lack of Subject-Verb Agreement.
5. Misplaced Modifiers.
6. Sentence Fragments.
7. Missing Comma in a Compound Sentence.
8. No Clear Antecedent.

Grammatical error is a term used in prescriptive grammar to describe an instance of faulty, unconventional, or controversial usage, such as a ​misplaced modifier or an inappropriate verb tense. Many English teachers would regard this as a grammatical error—specifically, a case of faulty pronoun reference.)

Rules of error-free speaking and writing

1. Use simple language. Some beginners try to build very complicated sentences with things like the present perfect tense or conditionals.
2. Be slow and careful.
3. If you’re not sure how to say something, don’t say it.
4. When writing, always look things up.
5. Know where you can screw up.

There are some that may think that when a word is spelled correctly but used incorrectly that it is a spelling mistake. However, that is not the case. Whenever a person intends to use a certain word but ends up using a different one through a spelling mishap, then that becomes a grammar mistake.

A malapropism (also called a malaprop, acyrologia, or Dogberryism) is the mistaken use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound, resulting in a nonsensical, sometimes humorous utterance.

Micro Writing Mistakes We All Make

• Heed the Homophones. “They’re,” “their,” and “there” are examples of homophones—words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
• Apostrophe Catastrophes.
• Comma and Semicolon Confusion.
• Repetitive Words Repeat.
• Misused Words.

5 Mistakes in Writing a Paragraph

• Too short. Many students write too short paragraphs of 1-3 sentences.
• Too long. Hence, writing too long paragraphs is also a mistake.
• No structure. Absence of the structure can also become a problem.
• Absence of a topic sentence.
• No focus.