Error
Types
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Writer's Help Exercises
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1
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Verb tense
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2
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Verb form
(Errors in
formation of the verb phrase except for tense markings)
| Verb quick help Verb forms and tenses Present vs. past participles (-ing vs. -ed) |
3
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Subject-verb (number) agreement
| Subject-verb agreement quick help |
4
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Pronoun
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5
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Articles/determiners
| Article quick help articles and types of nouns Using articles 1 Using articles 2 |
6
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Noun
endings
(plural/possessive endings)
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7
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Word
choice
(Incorrect
use of idioms, using informal words, collocational problems)
| misused words prepositions and idiomatic expressions |
8
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Word
form
(Using
a wrong part of speech)
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9
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Sentence
structure
(general)
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10
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Sentence
structure
(Run-ons)
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Technology cannot behave as powerful as the traditional teaching
method all the time, combining
both could make our teaching-and-learning system much more effective.
FB: You can’t join two complete sentences (independent
clauses) using comma alone. You should add a conjunction word in addition to
the comma. (“,” -> “,so”)
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11
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Sentence
structure
(Fragments)
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One stereo type is that the Islamic
religion treats women very badly. Which is
not true.
FB: This is not a complete sentence,
which can’t stand alone with a period. Connect it to the previous sentence
with a comma (-> “One stereo type is that the Islamic
religion treats women very badly, which is not true”)
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12
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Punctuation
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Alumnus Max Abramovitz an
architect of New York City’s Lincoln Center designed Krannert Center.
FB: You need to enclose this phrase in
commas because it’s a break within a sentence that supplements and adds
information to the subject. Refer to Punctuation handout
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13
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Missing
elements
(Missing
object, verb, subject, relative pronouns, complementizer, etc[1]
– this could also be categorized as sentence structure problem)
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The
advantages of preventing are bigger than
disadvantages.
FB: Preventing WHAT? You’re missing an object.
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14
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Spelling
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I have received a
lot of complements.
FB: Check the spelling (-> compliments)
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15
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Informal language
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Cloning is
an awesome technology.
FB: This is
informal. Use more formal, specific word (e.g., beneficial, useful)
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Error Types and Writer's Help Exercises
