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People who use marijuana may build up a tolerance for will want a stronger drug.
What is a faulty sentence structure?
Priya was watching the great blue heron. Then she slips and falls into the swamp.
What is an unnecessary shift in verb tense?
In German nouns are always capitalized.
What is missing a comma after an introductory element?
"I grew up the victim of disconcerting confusion", Rodriguez says (249).
What is a mechanical error with a quotation?
The current was swift he could not swim to shore.
What is a fused or run-on sentence?
Each of the puppies thrived in their new home.
What is a lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement?
Many parents, of gifted children, want them to skip a grade.
What is an unnecessary comma?
Some Traditional Chinese Medicines containing Ephedra remain legal?
What is unnecessary or missing capitalization?
We returned to the drugstore. Where we waited for our buddies.
What is a sentence fragment?
"Dumpster diving has serious drawbacks as a way of life" (383). Finding edible food is especially tricky.
What is a poorly integrated quotation?
Marina who was the president of the club was first to speak.
What is missing comma with a nonrestrictive element?
Overambitious parents can be very harmful to a childs well-being.
What is an unnecessary or missing apostrophe (including its/ it's)?
Christopher's behavior becomes bizarre that his family asks for help.
What is a missing word?
Satrapi says, "When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection."
What is incomplete or missing documentation?
The words "I do" may sound simple but they mean a life commitment.
What is a missing comma in a compound sentence?
Some of the soldiers were only eleven-years-old.
What is an unnecessary or missing hyphen?
I was strongly drawn to her, she had special qualities.
What is a comma splice?