Common Errors in Essays:

 

1.      Wrong Word/Spelling

2.      Diction

3.      Revise completely

4.      Include Quoted Evidence

5.      Awkward sentence structure

6.      Contractions

7.      Informal structure

8.      “talks about”, “says”, etc.

9.      Run-on sentence

10.  Not a sentence

11.  Improper format

12.  Improper citation

13.  Ends with a preposition

14.  Punctuation

15.  Narrative

16.  No grade, revise immediately

17.  Explain further

18.  Too Elementary

19.  Inclusion from assignment sheet (considered a form of plagiarism)