Conventions of Standard English Flashcards
Koala bears are not actually bears, they are marsupials.
Comma Splice
My mother and my aunt told me I should consider going to college, and she was right.
Pronoun Agreement Error
One of my friends like to cook Italian food.
The people who lives next door asked me to get their mail.
Subject-verb agreement error
Eagerly awaiting her birthday, Mary’s presents were all picked up and admired by Mary many times throughout the day
Misplaced modifier
The haunting of the house on the craggy hill just outside of town.
Because they are hairy and frightening with large, pointed fangs and shiny, yellow eyes.
Sentence fragment error
Take the radio out of the car and fix it.
The supervisors told the workers that they would receive a bonus.
The candy dish was empty, but we were tired of eating it anyway.
Pronoun-antecedent error
“What reason did he come here for?”
Ending the sentence with a preposition
“You’re” vs. “your”
“To” vs. “two” vs. “too”
“Weather” vs. “whether”
“There” vs. “their”
Mixed up spelling
“Affect” and “effect”
“Except” and “accept”
“Comprise” vs. “compose”
“Further” vs. “farther”
Usage error
“She had a stomach ache, because she ate too much ice cream.”
Unnecessary comma
“The dogs dish was full of bone’s.”
Possessive vs plural
“Around the world in 80 days”
Title capitalization error
We were seven miles from shore. Suddenly the sky turns dark.
Inconsistent verb tense
He is determined, forceful, and a natural leader.
Non-parallel structure
are used in sentences to show that something is following, like a quotation, example, or list.
Colon
