INCORRECT. 19 – Sentence fragment.

INCORRECT. 19 – Sentence fragment.

INCORRECT. 19 – Sentence fragment.

1. Attach fragmented subordinate clauses with a coordinating conjunction. 2. Attach fragmented subordinate clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction. 3. Turn the fragments into complete sentences. 4. Maybe even try a colon.

INCORRECT. 20 – Comma splice.

INCORRECT. Fused sentence.

1. Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction. 2. Use a semicolon. 3. Make the clauses into two separate sentences. 4. Restructure the sentence, perhaps subordinating one of the clauses.

CORRECT. 21b – Subject/verb agreement. Both are plural.

INCORRECT. 21b – I know, I know, it looks perfectly correct, but phrases beginning with prepositions such as as well as, in addition to, accompanied by, together with, and along with do not make a singular subject plural. Sheesh.

CORRECT. 21d – With subjects joined with or, nor, either/or, neither/nor, make the verb agree with the part of the subject nearer the verb.

CORRECT. 21c – Treat most subjects joined with and as plural. 21g – Make the verb agree with its subject even when the subject follows the verb.

INCORRECT. 21c – Treat most subjects joined with and as plural. 21g – Make the verb agree with its subject even when the subject follows the verb.

INCORRECT. 21h – Subject is consideration “marauding kangaroo gangs” is the subject complement).

INCORRECT. 21i – Who, which, and that take verbs that agree with their immediate antecedents (“vitamins”).

SKIP

CORRECT. 22b – Treat collective nouns as singular unless the meaning is clearly plural.

SKIP

INCORRECT. 22b – Treat collective nouns as singular unless the meaning is clearly plural.

CORRECT. 22d – With compound antecedents connected by or, nor, either/or, or neither/nor, make the pronoun agree with the nearer antecedent.

INCORRECT. 22d – With compound antecedents connected by or, nor, either/or, or neither/nor, make the pronoun agree with the nearer antecedent.

INCORRECT. 23b – Generally, avoid broad references of this, that, which, and it.

INCORRECT. 23d – Avoid the indefinite use of they, it, and you.

INCORRECT. 23d - Avoid the indefinite use of they, it, and you.

INCORRECT. 23e – Use who, whom, or whose to refer to people, not that or which.

Strip away “his girlfriend and.”

24b – Strip away “both his wife and.”

24b – Strip away “My girlfriend and”; then adjust the rest of the sentence accordingly.

24b – Strip away—aw, you know it by now.

24d – Here, add the implied verb after each pronoun: Than I do Than they do.

24e – Strip away “Americans.”

24f – Strip-away test!

24g – Use possessive case to modify a gerund. Gerund – Looks like a verb, sounds like a verb, tastes like a verb, but it’s really a noun!

INCORRECT. 26a – Use adverbs, not adjectives, to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

INCORRECT. 26a – “Good” is an adjective. “How are you doing?” “Good.” ARGHHH!!!!!

INCORRECT. 26c – Use the comparative (better) when comparing two things, the superlative (best) to compare three or more.

INCORRECT. 26c – Do not use double comparatives or superlatives.

INCORRECT. 26c – Unique is an absolute condition; something is either unique or it is not. There are not degrees of uniqueness. Learning this rule will make your writing more perfect.

INCORRECT. Not in our book. One can either win up to $50,000 or more than $50,000—not both. It’s just a stupid sentence.

INCORRECT. 27a – Don’t mix verb tenses improperly. Had gone – past perfect Went – past simple. Which to use? Depends on the context and the intent.

INCORRECT. 27d – Used to, supposed to, should have, could have, would have, and on and on. And “Back in the day” is a stupid phrase.

CORRECT. 27f – Literary/historical present tense.

INCORRECT. 27g – Use subjunctive mood verbs for contrary-to- fact clauses beginning with if or expressing a wish or in that clauses following verbs such as ask, insist, recommend, request, and suggest.

CORRECT. 27g – Use subjunctive mood verbs for contrary-to- fact clauses beginning with if or expressing a wish or in that clauses following verbs such as ask, insist, recommend, request, and suggest.

INCORRECT. NEVER use like when you mean said. Ever. I will shoot you.

CORRECT. (Spice joke)

(Better still—lose the “your”)