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The error in the following news article:
The murderer, police said, was Mr. Gus Anstatt.
What is delete "Mr."?
Verbs help writers to follow the No. 1 rule in writing.
What is "show, don't tell"?
The error in the following sentence:
When an athlete injures themselves, they should seek medical attention.
What is a pronoun-antecedent error?
The error in the following news article:
The professor mentioned his birthday was in Sept.
What is you should spell out September?
This verb infinitive causes weak sentences.
What is "to be"?
The error in the following sentence:
The girl was sad when the cat ran away, she doesn't want a new one.
What is a comma splice?
The error in the following news article:
Oxford, Ohio --
What is "OXFORD" should be in all caps?
The structure for this sentence creates a weak sentence:
There were five people in line for a Popeye’s chicken sandwich.
What is expletive structure?
This is why huge paragraphs are rarely effective.
What is:
a) they create immediate negative feelings for readers
b) some important text could get buried in the middle
c) readers are likely to struggle to focus while reading
The error in the following news article:
Sept. 11th was a tragic day in our country
What is the "th" should be deleted?
True or false: You can replace three words in this sentence with one word to make it much stronger:
The old man walked really slowly through the park.
What is true?
(But now you have to do it).
The type of tree Robert Frost's narrator climbs in a recent poem shared with you.
What is a birch tree?