Common Errors

NOTES:

Phrase: a group of words without a subject, verb, or both.
Clause: a group of words with a subject and verb.
Two types:
Independent: i like dogs
Dependent: When I like dogs…

Simple Sentence: one independent clause.
EX: I like dogs.

Compound Sentence: Two independent clauses connected by (,and) (,but) (,or) (;)
EX: I like dogs, and I like ice cream.

Complex Sentence: dependent clause, independent clause or independent clause dependent clause.
EX: When I am hungry, I go to Del Taco.
I go to Del Taco when I am hungry.


6 Traits:
Voice: Personality
Ideas: What it is about… Important
Conventions: Grammar
Word Choice: Picking the most accurate word
Sentence Fluency: Sentences flow
Organization: The shape.

Writing Process: The steps to completing a good essay.
Invent: Create Ideas…. Watch tv, write in journals, talk..etc.
Draft: the first try.
Revise: Looking for SF and WC
Edit: for grammar
Publish: means perfect.

Topic: What it’s about.
Audience: Who it’s for.
Purpose: Why I wrote it.

Common Errors

Fragments: incomplete sentence
Ex: When I saw the dog gnawing on the bone.

Comma Splice: connecting sentences with commas
I ran, I was tired.

Parallelism: verb tenses need to match….and word endings in a list.
I went to the store, bought bread, and ate it.




Pronoun antecedent Agreement: Pronouns need to match the subject in number/tense….

Every one who drives an SUV will get bad gas mileage because he or she bought an SUV.

Run-ons:
I have a dog who likes popcorn; when I throw it, he catches it and eats it.