Grammar and Usage Edits

The video tutorial covers essential grammar and usage edits in writing, focusing on common errors such as double negatives, subject-verb agreement, run-on sentences, and sentence fragments. It provides examples and corrections for each error type, emphasizing the importance of proofreading to ensure clarity and readability. The tutorial includes a practice section with an excerpt from an essay, guiding viewers to identify and correct errors.

What is the primary goal of the editing stage in writing?

• To make writing more complex

• To add more content

• To ensure clarity and correctness

• To change the writing style

Which of the following is an example of a double negative?

• He is not going nowhere.

• He is going somewhere.

• He is going nowhere.

• He is not going anywhere.

How can you correct the sentence: 'The farm offer free apple cider every Saturday afternoon'?

• Change 'farm' to 'farms'

• Add 's' to 'offer'

• Add 's' to 'farm'

• Remove 'free'

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence with too many commas

• A sentence with two or more complete thoughts joined incorrectly

• A sentence with a missing subject

• A sentence with a missing verb

Identify the error in the sentence: 'My sister is shy her name is Jenna.'

• It is a sentence fragment

• It has incorrect subject-verb agreement

• It is a run-on sentence

• It has a double negative

What is a sentence fragment?

• A sentence with a double negative

• A sentence with incorrect punctuation

• A group of words that do not form a complete sentence

• A sentence with too many adjectives

In the practice exercise, what is the correct form of the verb in 'he have experienced'?

• has

• had

• have

• having