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Common Errors: An Editor's Checklist
Common Errors: An Editor's Checklist
Wordy: The results caused the revelation that the two variables are unrelated.
Revised: The results revealed that the two variables are unconnected.
Wordy: Treatment with drug A led to the increase in blood glucose levels.
Revised: Treatment with drug A increased blood glucose levels.
Punctuation errors: She walk’s to work every day, she takes care of her own and her family’s
health.
Revised: She walks to work every day; she takes care of her own and her family’s health.
Grammatical errors: After the rats became diabetic, we treated it with the plant extract.
Revised: After the rats became diabetic, we treated them with the plant extract.
6. Tone: The author’s choice of words, sentence structure, and academic conventions
Inappropriate tone: He didn’t do any kind of practice first, so he never even had a chance.
Revised: Since he did not practice beforehand, his chances for success were slim.
Inconsistent: The children observed 65 light grey fish, thirty white fish, and 78 dark gray fish.
Revised: The children observed 65 light grey fish, 30 white fish, and 78 dark grey fish.
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