Common Mistakes
September 7th, 2021
What is no TH in dates?
Lakes Erie and Ontario
What is lakes Erie and Ontario?
The car is red, new, and very expensive.
What is no Oxford comma?
We are going to be successful in our class.
What is avoid to be?
17-21 words
What is correct sentence length?
Our vision and goal is to give the best care available.
What is subject/verb agreement?
I have bachelor of arts in journalism.
What is capitalize the name of the degree?
What is no comma needed?
The class is located at the back of the building.
What is avoid located at?
The essence of a company
What is 'tick'?
We are going to see Gone With The Wind. Gone With the Wind is an early movie epic about the Civil War.
What is a tombstone?
the Democratic and Republican Parties
What is lower case parties?
The student did well on his stylebook quiz, he took the next test in class.
What is fused sentence? No comma needed.
It is imperative that you do well in writing to succeed in PR.
What is avoid second person?
The Pope gave his address from the balcony.
What is lower case pope?
There is a party planned to celebrate the football team's victory.
What is passive voice?
The french department is expanding.
What is capitalize French?
My cat ran across the street, he narrowly missed being hit by a car.
What is needs a period or and?
The car was bought last week by the student.
What is passive voice?
Written/printed defamation of character
What is libel?
The man was pulled over for speeding in the blue sweater.
What is a misplaced modifier?
John Smith, President of the university..
What is lower case titles after names?
Jane tried so hard to graduate but she decided to take a sabbatical in Paris.
What is needs a comma before but?
We will be able to complete our assignment on time.
What is don't use to be, will be, etc.?
The first annual Raider Games is set for March 30.
What is no first annual?