<p>So I'm reviewing for the Writing Section and I need to know all the grammar concepts that are tested. I know there's subject-verb agreement, sectence fragments and parallelism but I need more so I can study from them. I'm currently using the PR books but still would like a list. Thanxs :)</p>
<p>1)Noun Agreement Error:
Flawed: Daniel and Mark are my friend.
Corrected: Daniel and Mark are my friends</p>
<p>2)Subject-Verb Agreement:
Flawed :Math is my favorite subject, so I study them every night.
Corrected: Math is my favorite subject, so I study it every night.</p>
<p>3)Diction Error: Flawed: This movie is affective.
Corrected: This movie is effective. </p>
<p>4) Adjectives and Adverbs: 1) Flawed: Her dress is beautifully. Corrected: Her dress is beautiful.
2) Flawed: He runs rapid, Corrected: He runs rapidly. </p>
<p>5) Missing Pronoun Antecedent:
Flawed: Daniel runs so fast, which makes him healthy.
Corrected: Running so fast makes Daniel healthy. </p>
<p>6) Wrong Pronoun:
Flawed: Most students which are in high school, study for the SAT.
Corrected: Most students who are in hiich school study for the SAT.</p>
<p>7) Misplaced Modifier:
Flawed: The two students wrote an essay about terrorism.
Corrected: The two students wrote essays about terrorism.</p>
<p>8) Double Negative:
Flawed: There is hardly no one at the mall.
Corrected: There is hardly anyone at the mall.</p>
<p>9) Dangling Modifier:
Flawed: Considered a civil rights emblem, Martin Luther King’s Efforts are lauded by the whole world.
Corrected: Considered a civil rights emblem, Martin Luther king is lauded for his efforts in desegregating the nation. </p>
<p>10) Illogical Comparison: To kill a mockingbird is more interesting than Emily Bronte.
Corrected: To kill a mockingbird is more interesting than Emily Brone’s Wuthering Heights.</p>
<p>11)Verb Tenses: He works out then went out with his friends.
Corrected: He works out and goes out with his friends everyday.</p>
<p>12) Sentence Fragment: Flawed: Tell Daniel who is my friend.
Corrected: Tell daniel, who is my friend that I’ll go to the movies tonight.</p>
<p>13) Comma Splice: I will go to the dentist, my teeth hurt.
Corrected: I will go to the dentist, because my teeth hurt.</p>
<p>14)Run On Sentences: Flawed: I failed my test I didn’t study.
Corrected: I failed my test, because I didn’t study.
Alt. Correction: I failed my test; although, I had studied.</p>
<p>15)Illogical Conjunctions: I read an amazing book, but I liked it.
I read an amazing book, and I liked it.</p>
<p>16)Idiom Error:
Flawed: I attempted working all night.
Corrected: I attempted to work all night</p>
<p>17) Unclear Pronoun Reference
Flawed: My mother met her friend while we were crossing the street, and she was happy to see her.
Corrected: My mother met her friend while we were crossing the street, and my mother was happy to see her. </p>
<p>18) Change of Pronoun Subject:
Flawed:One needs a calculator on the SAT, so don’t forget yours.
Corrected: You need a calculator on the SAT, so don’t forget yours. </p>
<p>19) Comparative and Superlative:
Flawed: Of all the animals, the lion is the stronger.
Corrected: Of all animals, the lion is the strongest.</p>
<p>20) Wordiness: Flawed: I arrived 11 am in the morning.
Corrected: I arrived 11 in the morning.</p>
<p>Yahhh this is great, tanxs. Also did you make up these examples or did you get them for another source Either way THANK You :)</p>
<p>I made them up! :)</p>
<p>how about gerund errors?</p>
<p>yeah, and parallelism errors too. I’ll add them to my list. :)</p>