Common Errors

Common errors list:

1.      Underlining book titles

Ex: The Hunger Games

2.      Run on sentence

Ex: Last weekend I went to the movies, the movies are always really fun, I always have a good time there, most likely because I go with my friends, we always meet up early.

Should be:  Last weekend I met up early to see a movie with my friends. The movies are always loads of fun and we always have a good time.

3.      Correct spelling

Ex: affect and effect

Affect-  to change

Effect-  result

4.      Capitalizing Nouns

Ex: the French

5.      Punctuation

Ex: We went to the store to get; eggs, milk, pasta and corn to eat for dinner.