fix the grammar
They is going to the store.
They are going to the store.
He bought bread, eggs, and milk
commas
it shows that something has been left out
Ellipses
Her hair are getting braided by his teacher.
Her hair is getting braided by her teacher.
“If I was a rich girl”
Rich Girl, Gwen Stefani
He is going to buy clothes shirts, pants, and socks.
He is going to buy clothes; shirts, pants, and socks.
The girl is playing
Subject-verb agreement
a subject and its verb must be both singular or both plural
Subject-verb agreement
She is bringing a bag so she can have lunch it is a lot of food.
She is bringing a bag, so she can have lunch; it is a lot of food.
“Who you gonna call?”
Ghostbusters, Ray Parker Jr.
To get to the game
To get to the game, (we have to go through the city) any example
He is using his guitar
Pronoun-Antecedent agreement
to join two related independent clauses in place of a comma and a coordinating conjunction
semicolons/colons
Played the piano to graduate from their class.
I played the piano to graduate from my class.
“I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction, The Rolling Stones
We went to the mall with some friends it was a really long day.
We went to the mall with some friends. It was a really long day.
I jumped in the puddle while in the rain it was really fun.
Run-on sentences
the person or thing represented by the grammatical subject performs the action represented by the verb
active/passive voice
They is fighting over the video game in the living room and won't stop.
They are fighting over the video game and won't stop.
“I feel the magic between you and I”
Hungry Eyes, Eric Carmen
She is getting his friend to get both of their book.
She is getting her friend to get both of their book.
The table was kicked to the ground
Active/passive voice
a sentence that is missing either its subject or its main verb
Sentence fragments
Her friend is playing with Ems glasses and wont give it back.
Her friend is playing with Em's glasses and won't give it back.
“I will buy you a new car, perfect, shiny and new.”
Everclear, “I Will Buy You a New Life”
I will buy you a car, perfect, shiny, and new.