1. Never again list!

2. Run-ons: Imagine you have a huge process essay to write due next week, what do you do first?

3. Run-ons: Imagine you have a huge process essay to write due next week. What do you do first?

4. Run-ons: You will also need an email address, sites like Yahoo or Hotmail will let you sign up with a free account, make your email address easy to remember.

5. Run-ons: You will also need an email address. Sites like Yahoo or Hotmail will let you sign up with a free account. Make your email address easy to remember.

6. Don’t worry the scan is completely safe I have run it many times. If he talks to you, immediately respond, this will make him feel welcomed.

7. Don’t worry; the scan is completely safe. I have run it many times. If he talks to you, immediately respond; this will make him feel welcomed.

8. Every child needs a role model, be theirs.

9. Every child needs a role model; be theirs. Incorrect semicolon: Every child needs a role model; so be theirs.

10. Commas: Also if you’re going to use some gossip don’t use anyone’s name because that could get you into trouble later on down the road (3)

11. Commas: Also, if you’re going to use some gossip, don’t use anyone’s name, because that could get you into trouble later on down the road (3)

12. Commas: Depending on the size of your desired crop circle the amount of people will vary.

13. Commas: Depending on the size of your desired crop circle, the amount of people will vary.

14. Commas: Without these the project is a no go.

15. Commas: Without these, the project is a no go.

16. Commas: Some rules require years of practice while others can be achieved overnight.

17. Commas: Some rules require years of practice, while others can be achieved overnight.

18. Do not use a comma in a simple sentence that uses and to combine a compound verb. I went to the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes and purchased a new pair of shoes. My mom and I went to the mall, and she bought me a dress for the dance.

19. If you have not yet mastered some grammar and punctuation rules, you must review them on your own. This website is a great place to start. (Also links on wiki.) http://www.grammarbook.com/english_rules. asp#grammarRules

20. Don’t begin a sentence with any of the following: And, But, Or, Such, Like, Which (unless it’s a question). Don’t end a sentence with a preposition. Wrong: That’s a difficult problem to get out of. Correct: It’s a challenge to solve such a difficult problem. Don’t overuse exclamation points!!!!!

21. Apostrophe usage ‘s s or s’ Don’t use an apostrophe unless you are showing possession. Examples Endres’s classes should go to the auditorium. Correct: The Joneses went to the beach. Incorrect: The Jones’s went to the beach

22. Pay attention to homonyms; double check to make sure you are using them correctly.  Their, there, they’re  To, too  Your, you’re  Weather, whether  Its, it’s  Then, than

23. Alright is not a word. (All right) Ok is not a word. (Okay) Typed rough draft must show revisions Semicolon and colon usage

24. You can almost always cut out the word that Here is something that I want you to know. Here is something I want you to know.

25. Numbers 1 – 10 should be written out Do not begin a sentence with a numeral Thesis statements and topic sentences need to be sophisticated. Do not write: I am going to tell you..., I am going to give you the directions for..., I am going to explain...

26. Pronoun antecedent agreement: Singular Plural A student may feel embarrassed if they do not have their assignment with them. Students may feel embarrassed if they do not have their assignments with them. Sometimes a person can find the perfect job when they talk to friends about the places where they work. Sometimes a person can find the perfect job when he talks to friends about the places where they work.

27. More specific always equals more vivid. She got up and ate breakfast. She got up and ate Kashi, a raw egg, and some spinach. You pop in a video. You pop in Scoobydoo and the Revenge of the Swamp Monster.

28. Specific detail: Everybody hates getting stuck talking to a boring person. This essay will teach you how to avoid those boring conversations.

29. Specific detail: Have you ever been at a party or social gathering and gotten into a conversation with a really boring person? We’ve all had the experience of getting stuck talking to someone who we just wish would go away.

30. Specific detail: We’ve all been there; you’re at a party, and a crazy looking man comes up to you and starts going on and on about topics you don’t even care about. You stare at him, hoping he’ll stop talking soon, and wish you hadn’t ever made eye contact with him in the first place.

31. Specific detail: We’ve all been there; you’re at a party or any social gathering, and a man with shorts and a sweater-vest comes up to you and starts to talk about the several uses for the peanut, or how great the show “Grey’s Anatomy” is. You stare at his face, hoping that the hole under his fuzzy lip will cease to utter terrible anecdotes, and curse yourself for making eye-contact with this leech feeding off your meaningless nods and smiles. (Thanks to Mark Drazenovich for the excellent example.)