Re: How can I identify these errors in a sentence
Faulty Verb Form: for example "He don like sports" (should be "doesn't") or "They has their own views" (should be "have"), or "Smog and pollution is big problems in California" (should be "are). "Neither of those books are available at the moment." Should read "is" bec. "neither = not either." "I guess some of my statements [that] I wrote prior certainly fits," should read "fit," bec. "some" refers to more than one statement.
Dangling Modifier: "As a child, my mom made the best birthday cakes for me." Grammatically, "as a child" goes with "my mom," but that's not what the writer means. It should read either "When I was a child,...." or else, "As a child, I really enjoyed the yummy cakes my mom made." Another example: "Thankfully, the flood didn't reach us." What the writer is trying to say is that those folks were grateful that the flood didn't hit them. But, as the sentence stands, it's actually saying that the FLOOD was thankful
! The sentence would have to be altered to either something like "Thankfully, we were spared the flood" or else, "We were so glad the flood didn't reach us," or else, "Fortunately, the flood didn't reach us."
Pronoun-Antecedent Error: for example, "One should never forget his manners" should read "One should never forget one's manners"; "Somebody forgot their coat" should read "Somebody forgot his (or her) coat [depending on whether it's a male or female garment]."
Misplaced Modifier: "The professor posted the notes for the students covered in class," should read "The professor posted the notes covered in class for the students." "The young girl was walking the dog in a short skirt," should be written, "The young girl in a short skirt was walking the dog." "The dog was chasing the boy with the spiked collar," should read "The dog with the spiked collar was chasing the boy."
Faulty Parallelism: "Jane Eyre wants financial independence and to find love," should read, "Jane Eyre wants financial independence and love." "The doors in the cottage were not only too narrow but also were too short," needs to read, "The doors in the cottage were not only too narrow but also too short." "Either you leave town by the train or by the road," needs to read, "You leave town either by the train or by the road."
Lotsa luck on that test, Jen! :wink:
Since everyone did so bad, my teacher gave us an extra 10 points paper to do. This was good because at least my grade will go up a little. Now I'll have an 80. There was 85 questions on the test 
I think its 62.I think this is messed up that he lowered my grade. He should of just kept it the same. Well ten more days of this class left, then im going to 101. Hopefully... I think my teacher is messed up sometimes. I think he is a nice person but he shouldnt of changed my grade. 
What do you think about this? 
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