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...
ERROR 2: RUN-ON SENTENCES AND COMMA SPLICES Definition A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent...
ERROR 1: SENTENCE FRAGMENTS Definition A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. It is a group of...
Third Conditional Definition The Third Conditional describes hypothetical situations in the past — things that didn’t happen...
Conditional Tenses (Real & Unreal) Definition Conditional sentences express situations and their possible results. The First Conditional...
Would (for Past Habits) Definition ‘Would’ can describe repeated past habits or actions (not states). It is...