1. Ambiguous Pronouns- Look out for Any Instances of He, She, It Or They

1. ambiguous pronouns- look out for any instances of he, she, it or they ie: The coach and the soccer player were furious so they decided not to talk until he felt better. Fix: specify either the coach or the soccer player 2. Parallel structure -Verb tense:Yoga is more than simply a series of stretcher and poses; it is a means of centering oneself spiritually and focus in such a way as to put one’s life in order. Fix: focusing -comparisons: Many say that the works of William Shakespeare are the most refine examples of excellent storytelling however, others argue than the lesser known Christopher Marlowe is more talented. Fix: lesser known works of Christopher Marlowe 3. Words pairs: between/and, neither/nor, either/or 4. prepositions and verbs ie conform to, in debt with fix: conform with, in debt to 5. adjectives and adverbs I ran quick Fix: I ran quickly 6. Passive voice I went to the store and had been looking for milk Fix: looked 7. who vs. whom: if you can use “who” you can replace “who” with he, she, it, they vs. him, her, them Who wanted to know my name? You would say “he wanted to know” not “him wanted to know,” therefore, “who” has been used correctly 8. comparing two things- use “er”. 3 things use “est” 9. Use “which” or “that “when describing people, “when” for describing time, “where” when describing place 10. Neither/ nor= conjugate the verb to the noun that follows “nor” Ie: Neither my sisters nor my mother are good dancers Fix: is a good dancer