How to Correct Sentence Errors

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How to Correct Sentence Errors

• Steps to Better Writing

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1. Complete Fragments

• Describing a good and a bad day.
• I like sports cars because look better.
• Is easier to loose concentration.

• Describing a good and a bad day, takes three
  points.
• I prefer sports cars because they look better to
  me.
• ___ is easier to lose concentration.

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Make verbs agree with their subjects.

• This cause high insurance.
• This kind looks nicer and are faster.
• One has to pay more attention to a sports car or
  makes it look good and stylish.

• This causes high insurance.
• This kind looks nicer and is faster.
• One has to pay more attention to a sports car or
  ___ it look good and stylish.

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Divide Run on Sentences.

• People have different ways for example US college
  students leave home.
• I have a mini-van I enjoy driving it a lot.
• What it matters on what we like to drive.

• People have different ways. For example, US
  college students leave home.
• I have a mini-van. I enjoy driving it a lot.
• What? ____________ ________________.

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End Sentences with Periods to Avoid Splices

• Vans are more comfortable, the space allows more
  movement.
• Sports cars run faster, they also look much
  better.

• Vans are more comfortable. The space allows more
  movement.
• Sports cars run faster_ They also look much
  better.

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Make Count Nouns Singular or Plural.

• The differences of a Hispanic person are that
  they like family.
• When one is young they try to impress ladies with
  cool cars.
• As an international students . . .

• The differences of Hispanics are that they like
  family.
• When a guy is young, he tries to impress ladies
• As __________ ?

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Use the Right Article!

• I forgot to set alarm on my clock.
• If a person leads dynamic life . . .
• Those seats min-van is more practical than sports
  car.

• I forgot to set the alarm on my clock.
• If a person leads a dynamic life . . .
• ___?

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Clean up all verb forms.

• Who does not have thought about it?
• I dont think mini-vans arent pretty.
• There will be something bad happened sometimes.

• Who has not thought about it?
• I do not think that mini-vans are pretty.
• _____________?

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Correct The Spelling!

• In my family, there are fours girls.
• I dont have to worry about nothing.
• In the other hand,
• What you are trying to do or to thing?

• In my family, there are four girls.
• I do not have to worry about anything.
• ___ the other hand,
• What are you trying to do or to think?