Doyle Online Writing Lab

Common Errors in Student Papers

(reprinted and abridged from College English)

1. Each pronoun agrees with their antecedent.
2. Just between you and I, case is important.
3. The passive voice should be avoided by the careful writer.
4. Verbs has to agree with their subjects.
5. A writer mustn't shift your point of view.
6. When dangling, don't use participles.
7. Don't write run-on sentences you have to punctuate them.
8. About sentence fragments.
9. Don't use commas, which aren't necessary.
10. Its important to use apostrophe's right.
11. Don't abbrev.
12. Always try to never ever split an infinitive.
13. Check to see if you any words out.