Major Grammar Errors

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Major Grammar Errors

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• Errors with verbs
• Faulty agreement
• Poor The family often sing the praises of
  education.
• Poor Everyone in both businesses think it a good
  idea.
• Subjunctive untrue if or wish
• Poor If I was rich, I would travel the world.
• Poor Darla wishes she was an empress.

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• Errors with verbs
• Tense Shift
• Poor Luke doesnt eat breakfast, so he felt 2
  desserts will make up for it.
• Split Infinitive
• Not terribly worried about this ?
• Double Negatives
• Poor I didnt not want to see Monica.
• Passive Voice
• Poor Many people have been instructed by medical
  personnel that vitamins have been proven to help
  fight certain cancers.

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• Errors with Nouns
• Faulty Agreement
• Poor Everyone in the class hates it when they
  get a bad grade.
• Vague Reference
• Poor When Dave saw Bill, he was kissing Sally.
• Pronoun Shift
• Poor I dont like messy foods you eat with your
  fingers.
• Incorrect Case
• Poor Bill didnt give the book to Sally or I.
• Poor Mary likes fish better than me.

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• Errors with Adverbs and Adjectives
• Incorrect Usage
• Poor Although he lies good, Im not convinced.
• Faulty Comparison
• Poor Mary is more lovely than Sharon.
• Poor Of the two sisters, Donna is the most
  cruel.

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• Errors in Modifying Phrases
• Dangling Modifiers
• Poor Shutting the door quickly, the house rocked
  with the sudden bang.
• Poor Lighting the Pipe, the smoke rose slowly to
  the ceiling.
• Misplaced Modifiers
• Poor Mary rode the pony in the pink skirt.
• Poor The policeman chased the criminal in the
  squad car.