Thursday, October 3, 2013

Common Errors in Rough Drafts

  • Writing numbers --- write out numbers under 100
  • No “there is/are” sentences
  • No contractions
  • Run-on, fused, or comma splice sentences
  • Titles of books – capitalize, italics
  • Parallel construction
  • Using “too”  -- use a comma
  • Handwritten rough drafts – clear lower case and capital letters
  • Verb tenses
  • Correct preposition use
  • There – they’re – their
  • Noun & pronoun agreement
  • Introductory phrases and commas
  • Indent first line of a paragraph
  • No spaces between paragraphs
  • Avoid beginning sentences with conjunctions
  • Avoid using “things”
  • God – he or He
  • Pronouns and antecedent agreement
  • Split infinitives
  • Using first person
  • Unclear – awkward – expand
  • Commas & compound sentences
  • Parentheses, ellipses, dashes
  • Sentences too long
  • A lot – two words
  • Exclamation points
  • Essay titles
  • Name of Organization (NoO)
  • Paragraph constructions
  • “So” and “then” overuse
  • “The reason is because …”
  • Using questions
  • Informal language
  • Expanding introductions and conclusions



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