Punctuation isn't one of my strong suits for some reason. There are so many rules and exceptions to those rules that they are all hard to keep straight. With that being said, I learned many rules that will help me pass this class and succeed in my career. One of my biggest violations are comma splices, so it was great to learn how to correct my mistakes in this area. The example given in "When Words Collide" was "Voters rejected a proposal for a new library, they have signaled interest in a less costly facility." I knew this sentence didn't look right, but I didn't know how to fix it until I researched further. It turns out that all that was missing was either the word "but" after the coma, or a semi-colon in place of the comma.
The grammar mistake I found today was on my Facebook feed. The picture read "Raise your son to be a gentlemen and your daughter to accept nothing less." The mistake is that "gentlemen" is plural, but the word was in reference to a single son. It should read "Raise your son to be a gentleman and your caught to accept nothing less." There are countless little mistakes like this all over my Facebook timeline.
This was such a good catch! I had to read the quote three times for it to even pop out at me. I really liked it.
ReplyDeleteThe error you used for your example is something I see constantly online! Same with the mistake between "woman" and "women." For example, a friend posted recently that she is a "strong women."
ReplyDeleteI couldn't catch that mistake either! Nice one. My mom is always saying women instead of woman and getting them confused! I love correcting her.
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