Incorrect abbreviation
The use of abbreviations is not recommended in standard practice. However there are situations when abbreviations are appropriate. (tables, charts, and works cited lists)
Faulty agreement: subject/verb or pronoun/antecedent
Agreement is the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations.
Apostrophe
Use an apostrophe to indicate the omission of a letter or letters from a word, the possessive case, or the plurals of numbers, letters, and abbreviations.
Awkward
The sentence or phrase is difficult to read or cumbersome. Simplify and rewrite.
Brackets
Coherence
If a paragraph is coherent, each sentence flows smoothly into the next without obvious shifts or jumps.
Be more concise
A concise sentence contains only the amount of words crucial to achieving its message.
Comma splice
A comma splice is an improper use of a comma to join two independent clauses.
Diction
The level of diction should be consistent. It should not confuse the reader.
Deadwood
Deadwood refers to unnecessary words which make the sentence unclean.
Inadequate development of idea or argument
A paragraph is well developed when it is discussed fully and adequately.
Dangling modifier
A dangling modifier is a phrase or clause that does not unify grammatically with what it is expected to modify.
Incorrect/inadequate documentation
This refers documentation, supplying of documents or supporting references that you use in your paper.
Inadequate or unclear emphasis
Emphasisis a special forcefulness of expression that gives importance to the sentence.
Exclamation point
Exclamation point is used after an exclamation.
Faulty parallelism
Faulty parallelism occurs when compound verbs or verbals express an action that is not taking place at the same time or in the same tense.
Sentence fragment
A sentence fragment is a group of words imitating a sentence without having a subject and a verb.
Fused sentence
A fused sentence is a lack of seperation between two independent clauses.
Hyphen
A hyphen separates the two parts of a compound word or the two elements of a range.
Mixed construction
Mixed construction is a common cause for awkward sentences. It occurs when the grammar of a sentence switches in mid sentence.
Misplaced modifier
A modifier gives additional information about a word and is usually adjectives or verbs. A modifier is misplaced when it is ambiguous or unclear due to its location in the sentence.
Incorrect use of numeral or spelled-out number
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Question Mark
Question marks is used after a question.
Quotation Marks
Use quotation marks to set off material that represents quoted or spoken language.
Incorrect pronoun reference
Errors in pronoun reference occur when the reference is ambiguous or the antecedent is unclear.
Unnecessary repetition
Unnecessary repetition is cause by needlessly repeating words in a sentence.
Run-on sentence
A run-on sentence is created when two or more independent clauses are improperly joined without a conjunction or without a comma before the conjunction.
Semicolon
A semicolon is used to join independent clauses.
Unwarranted shift
Unwarranted shifts cause awkward sentences.
Thesis unclear or unstated
The thesis is the specifics or definite theme of your essay.
Wordiness
Wordiness occurs when using more words necessary to convey meaning.