Writing+Notes-Common+Errors


 * Don't forget to put the apostrophe in contractions cant=can't
 * Should of, could of=should have, could have
 * Avoid slang like "gonna" and "prolly"
 * effect/affect
 * Effect-noun An effect of sunny weather is happier students.
 * Affect-Verb The sun's rays affect students' attitudes.
 * Plurals-add "s"; ownership-add 's or s'
 * Students' -more than one student "owns" something
 * The students' books are on the counter.
 * Student's -one students "owns" something
 * The student's book is on the counter.
 * Maintain plural or singular
 * The school has decided to provide students with their own laptop.
 * Laptop should be laptops....all the students are not sharing one laptop.
 * Revised sentence: The school has decided to provide students with their own laptops.
 * Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
 * I think every **student** should have __their__ own computer.
 * Student is the antecedent. Student is singular, so "their" should be "his or her."
 * You need to be consistent in number.
 * Revised sentence: I think every **student** should have **his or her** own computer.