AT A GLANCE

The Top Twenty

  • Wrong word
  • Missing comma after an introductory element
  • Incomplete or missing documentation
  • Vague pronoun reference
  • Spelling (including homonyms)
  • Mechanical error with a quotation
  • Unnecessary comma
  • Unnecessary or missing capitalization
  • Missing word
  • Faulty sentence structure
  • Missing comma with a nonrestrictive element
  • Unnecessary shift in verb tense
  • Missing comma in a compound sentence
  • Unnecessary or missing apostrophe (including its/it’s)
  • Fused (run-on) sentence
  • Comma splice
  • Lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement
  • Poorly integrated quotation
  • Unnecessary or missing hyphen
  • Sentence fragment