ERROR 12: MIXED CONSTRUCTIONS AND FAULTY PREDICATION Definition A mixed construction (also called a mixed sentence) occurs...
Sentence Errors
ERROR 11: FAULTY SUBORDINATION AND COORDINATION Definition Coordination joins two equal and equally important ideas using coordinating...
ERROR 10: WORDINESS AND REDUNDANCY Definition Wordiness means using more words than necessary to express an idea....
ERROR 9: OVERUSE OF PASSIVE VOICE Definition Voice describes the relationship between the subject of a sentence...
ERROR 8: INCONSISTENT VERB TENSE Definition Verb tense consistency requires that a writer maintain the same basic...
ERROR 7: FAULTY PARALLELISM Definition Parallelism (also called parallel structure or parallel construction) requires that words, phrases,...
ERROR 6: DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS Definition A modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that describes...
ERROR 5: UNCLEAR PRONOUN REFERENCE Definition Pronoun reference errors occur when a pronoun does not clearly refer...
ERROR 4: PRONOUN AGREEMENT ERRORS Definition Pronoun agreement means that a pronoun must match the noun it...
ERROR 3: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT ERRORS Definition Subject-verb agreement means that the verb in a sentence must match...