Common Grammar Mistakes

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What are common grammar mistakes?

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Common grammar mistakes are errors in writing that violate the rules of grammar, such as incorrect verb forms, punctuation errors, and misuse of homophones.

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What is the difference between 'their', 'there', and 'they're'?

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'Their' is a possessive pronoun, 'there' refers to a place, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

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What is an appositive phrase?

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An appositive phrase is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.

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How do you punctuate an appositive phrase?

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An appositive phrase should be set off by commas if it is non-restrictive (not essential to the meaning of the sentence).

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What is the correct punctuation for compound sentences?

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In compound sentences, use a comma before the coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) when connecting two independent clauses.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is often missing a subject or verb.

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural).