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Effective Writing, with Examples (4)
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4) Appropriate Use of Conventions
a) Adjective and verb confusion
Example: His colleagues agree that he does his job good.
Correction: His colleagues agree that he does his job well.
b) Pronoun case:
Example: He sat between you and I in the meeting.
Correction: He sat between you and me in the meeting.
c) Idiom:
Example: Dr. Yee had a very high opinion towards her.
Correction: Dr. Yee had a very high opinion of her.
d) Comparison of modifiers
Example: Of the five posters, I like Dr. Li’s more.
Correction: Of the five posters, I like Dr. Li’s best.
e) Sentence fragment
Example: Whether or not the answer seems correct.
Correction: The answer seems to be correct.
f) Comma splice or fused sentence
Example: Ann enjoys reading novels, she reads at least one each week.
Correction: Ann enjoys reading novels, and she reads at least one each week.
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