SURFACE ERRORS/ COSMETICS/ GRAMMAR/ PUNCTUATION

• Dash -- need to use dashes
• DM= Dangling Modifier
• DOC FORM = Your documentation form is incorrect
• semi-colon wrong
• Italicize foreign words and phrases
• COMMA ERRORS
  
• ,intro -- lacks comma with introductory subordinate clause  (DSDV, ISIV)
• ,and -- lacks comma with co-ordinate conjunction uniting two independent clauses (IsIS, and ISIV)
• /,and -- has a comma befor a co-ordinate conjunction when you don't need one because and doesn't connect two independent clauses
  
• ,SV -- do not separate subject and verb with a comma
• /,DSDV -- do not need a comma before a sub-ordinate clause at the end of a sentence
  
• ,RNR
• Five Basic Comma Rules
• FRAG = sentence lacks independant subject and/or verb
• CS and CSQUOTE = sentence links two independant clauses with only a comma
• Sample Sentences with Major Grammar Problems
• GCMSP = Grammatically Crucial Mis-Spelling
• it's=it is   |  its' does not exist
• Elipses -- are only needed in the middle of a quote
• Co-Ordinating and Hypenated Adjectives
• Capitalization
• NUMBERS-- write out all numbers that only take one or two words to express: four, two million, the nineteenth century, twenty one.  Obviously it is easier to process 357 in numerical form.

• Basics of Paragraphing
• Structure of the Paragraph
• A Good Web Site onTransistions

• Sample paragrah lacking untiy

• Sample Uses of Illustration in Literary Analysis Papers
• Always introduce quotation fully enough so whole context is clear and reader knows what is happening, even if they haven't read the book