18 Most Common

Grammar Mistakes
ERROR ERROR
#1 #7
Run-on Sentence Missing Comma
or Comma Splice in a Compound
Incorrect: “Rachel is very smart, ERROR Sentence
she began reading when she #4 Incorrect: “Jim went to the
was three years old.” store and Ella went with him.”
Lack of Subject/
Correct: “Rachel is very smart. Verb Agreement Correct: “Jim went to the store,
She began reading when she and Ella went with him.”
was three years old.” Incorrect: “These recipes is
good for beginning chefs.”
Correct: “These recipes are
good for beginning chefs.”

ERROR ERROR
#2 #8
Pronoun No Clear
Disagreement ERROR Antecedent
Incorrect: “Every boy must #5 Incorrect: “The dad found the
bring their own lunch.” Misplaced boy, and he was happy.”
Correct: “Every boy must Modifiers Correct: “The dad was happy
bring his own lunch.” Incorrect: “At eight years old, when he found the boy.”
my father gave me a pony for
Christmas.”
Correct: “When I was eight
years old, my father gave me
a pony for Christmas.”

ERROR ERROR
#3 #9
ERROR
Mistakes in Ending a Sentence
Apostrophe Useage #6 in a Preposition
Incorrect: “My mothers cabin is
Sentence Incorrect: “What reason did
next to his’ cabin.” Fragments he come here for?”
Correct: “My mother’s cabin is Incorrect: “Sharon stayed Correct: “For what reason did
next to his cabin.” home from school the other day. he come hre?”
Because she was sick.”
Correct: “Sharon stayed home
from school the other day
because she was sick.”
 18 Most Common
Grammar Mistakes
ERROR ERROR
#10 #16
Mixing Up Mixing Up Adverbs
Spellings and Adjectives
Incorrect: “There father went ERROR Incorrect: “Susan gave me a
to school there.” #13 real nice bouquet of flowers.”
Correct: “Their father went to Mixing Up Correct: “Susan gave me a
school there.” Possessives and really nice bouquet of flowers.”
Plurals
Incorrect: “The dogs dish was
full of bone’s.”
Correct: “The dog’s dish was
full of bones.”

ERROR
ERROR
#17
#11 Confusion Between
Mixing Up Fewer and Less
Similar Words ERROR
Incorrect: “The store was almost
Incorrect: “The rain had a good #14 out of dog food. There were less
affect on the farmer’s field.” Mistakes With cans on the shelves than there
Correct: “The rain had a good Well and Good were yesterday.”
effect on the farmer’s field.” Incorrect: “I am doing good Correct: “The store was almost
in math.” out of dog food. There were
Correct: “I am doing well fewer cans on the shelves than
in math.” there were yesterday.”

ERROR ERROR
#12 #18
ERROR
Unnecessary Title Capitalization
Commas
#15 Problems
Comparisons That
Incorrect: “She had a stomach Incorrect: “Around the world in
Are Incomplete 80 days”
ache, because she ate too much
ice cream.” Incorrect: “My hair is smoother Correct: “Around the World in
and softer.”
Correct: “She had a stomach 80 Days”
ache because she ate too much Correct: “My hair is smoother
ice cream.” and softer than it was a
month ago.”