Below are Common Errors found in Rough Drafts
- Writing numbers --- write out numbers under 100
- No “there is/are” sentences
- No contractions
- Run-on, fused, or comma splice sentences
- Titles of books – capitalize, italics
- Parallel construction
- Using “too” -- use a comma
- Handwritten rough drafts – clear lower case and capital letters
- Verb tenses
- Correct preposition use
- There – they’re – their
- Noun & pronoun agreement
- Introductory phrases and commas
- Indent first line of a paragraph
- No spaces between paragraphs
- Avoid beginning sentences with conjunctions
- Avoid using “things”
- God – he or He
- Pronouns and antecedent agreement
- Split infinitives
- Using first person
- Unclear – awkward – expand
- Commas & compound sentences
- Parentheses, ellipses, dashes
- Sentences too long
- A lot – two words
- Exclamation points
- Essay titles
- Name of Organization (NoO)
- Paragraph constructions
- “So” and “then” overuse
- “The reason is because …”
- Using questions
- Informal language
- Expanding introductions and conclusions
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