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An important part of my life have been the people who stood by me.
have=has
The boys snuck home late that night. Then waited for the consequences.
Fragment. The boys snuck home late last night, then waited for the consequences.
Before she had time to think about it Sharon jumped into the icy pool.
missing comma after "it"
The cat was licking it’s tail.
it's should be its
The man jumped into a black sedan and he drove away before being noticed.
missing comma after sedan
She excepted his offer to drive her home.
excepted should be accepted
He ran through the field as fast as he could all the while rain was soaking him to the bone.
run-on sentence; should be "He ran through the field as fast as he could. All the while rain was soaking him to the bone."
The woman never went into the city, because she didn’t feel comfortable driving in traffic.
extra comma
The key directives of his boss were clear:
lack of parallel structure. Should be like this:
The key directives of his boss were clear:
My intention was to take her out to dinner, however I decided not to invite her after all.
comma should be semi-colon and comma
My intention was to take her out to dinner; however, I decided not to invite her after all.
People move to Florida for: the warmer weather, the beach, and the theme parks.
colons come after complete sentences
People move to Florida for three reasons: the warmer weather, the beach, and the theme parks.
She tried to quickly finish the book before she had to leave.
split infinitive
She tried to finish the book quickly before she had to leave.
Jason was planning to attend his friend’s wedding on June 30, but at the last minute he found out he had jury duty, so he couldn’t attend the wedding, and he felt really guilty about it.
too many phrases with equal weight
Unexpectedly Jason was called for jury duty and couldn’t attend his friend’s June 30 wedding. He felt guilty about missing it.
In the 1980's, hammer pants were all the rage.
1980s
She grabs my hand then flipped me like I weighed nothing.
She grabbed my hand then flipped me like I weighed nothing.
Way back in 1996 many people in the United states did'nt have a email adress
Way back in 1996, many people in the United States didn't have an email address.
No one needs an ipod anymore because their outdated
No one needs an iPod anymore because they're outdated.
They're were a thousand zombie's cheering for the hometeam when I walked on the feild I don't think even one of them noticed me.
There were a thousand zombies cheering for the hometeam when I walked on the feild; I don't think even one of them noticed me.
Being a rare temperate day in Washington with tolerable humidity, we requested a table in the restaurant's outdoor section, which abuts a busy sidewalk.
dangling modifier
Since it was a rare..., we requested
I start my day with breakfast, exercising, and checking out the latest blogs.
I start my day by eating breakfast, exercising, and checking out the latest blogs.
help = helps
After receiving his doctorate at Princeton, the university hired him as an assistant professor and promoted him to full professor in 1965.
dangling modifier--After he received,
Mr. Peck is considered a candidate to succeed Mr. Martins, as is Ms. Whelan and the French choreographer Benjamin Millepied.
as are Ms. Whelan and the French choreographer
Mr. van der Zwaan's decision to plead guilty to a felony charge could intensify pressure on both Mr. Gates and on Paul Manafort, Mr. Gates's longtime business partner and the president's former campaign chairman.
on both Mr. Gates and Paul Manafort
Like at most racetracks across the country, many of the workers are Latin American immigrants.
like should be as