COMMON WRITING

ERRORS
FUNDAMENTALS OF GRAMMAR
COMMON WRITING ERRORS
•Fragments
•Punctuation Marks
(Comma Splice, Run-on Sentences, Apostrophes,etc.)
•Misplaced Modifiers
•Parallelism
FRAGMENTS
•Developed the vaccine for the virus.
•A time of wonder and amazement.
•Because of the IATF protocols.
FRAGMENTS
Fragments are incomplete sentences.
Very often, they consist of a subject
without the predicate.
FRAGMENTS
•The researcherers developed the
vaccine for the virus.
•That was a time of wonder and
amazement.
•We cancelled the party because of the
IATF protocols.
Which is a sentence fragment?
A. Carla gone to visit her mother at the
hospital.
B. Finding a parking space there is
usually easy during the week.
C. Driving in the city during the morning
rush hour.
PUNCTUATION MARKS
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Comma Splice
Run on sentences
COMMA SPLICE
A comma splice is an error that often
happens when writers try to avoid
writing short sentences. The word 'splice'
refers to the joining of two separate
parts.
COMMA SPLICE
Travelling to that country is easy,getting
a visa is a different matter.

Period (.)
Semi-colon(;)
Coordinating Conjunctions
RUN-ON SENTENCES
A run-on sentence occurs when two
complete sentences are fused together.

Travelling to that country is easy getting

a visa is a different matter.
Let's try!

My brother just graduated from high

school, he will attend Saint Louis College.
MISPLACED MODIFIER
A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase,
or clause that is improperly separated
from the word it modifies / describes.

You will see the insect looking in the microscope.

If you look in the microscope, you will see the
insect.
Let's try!
Driving home from work, the taximan saw a cat.
The waiter presented a medium-rare steak to the
guest.
The waiter presented a steak that was medium-rare
to the guest.
Mrs. Grey gave cookies, wrapped in aluminum foil, to
the children.
Only Jessica wants pizza.
Jessica wants pizza only.
Let's try!
Driving home from work, the cat was seen by the
taximan. –misplaced modifier
Driving home from work, the cat was
seen.-dangling modifier
Driving home from work, the taximan saw a cat.
PARALLEL STRUCTURE
Parallelism in grammar is defined as two or
more phrases or clauses in a sentence that
have the same grammatical structure.
-number (plural/singular) The children went
to the zoo. They enjoyed taking pictures with
the animals.
-word class (parts of speech) (tenses)
-sex (Mrs. Lopez-she)
PARALLEL STRUCTURE

A sentence with parallel construction

makes your writing effective, classy, and
certain to impress anyone who reads
your stuff.
Let's try!

She is famous for her beautiful artworks,

genuine heart, and notable charity works.
I did not enjoy running and jumping.
Let's try!

Hooked on romance novels, I learned

that there is nothing more important
than being rich, looking good, and having
a good time.
COMMON WRITING
ERRORS
FUNDAMENTALS OF GRAMMAR
Misplaced mo