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English 102: Final Paper Prep
English 102: Final Paper Prep
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1
There are many reasons to why the minimum wage increase will not benefit everyone.
"reasons to why" is not an English phrase
Subject/verb agreement
Citation is missing
I don't agree with this position; therefore, it's wrong
2
Being that cancer kills millions of people each year, the treatment for cancer is very expensive.
D: Both A and B
C: Comma splice
A: "Being that" is not an English phrase.
B: The cost of treatment isn't caused by the number of deaths.
3
The audience members need to keep one very important thing in their mind.
D: Both A and B
B: Revise so the sentences doesn't tell people what they "need to" do!
C: Comma splice
A: Singular/plural agreement error
4
Students with a 3.5 GPA or higher deserve to be given scholarships.
"Deserve to" isn't quantifiable or neutral.
Spell out "three point five" instead of 3.5.
This sentence is flawless in every way; I applaud its author
"deserve to be given" is an incorrect phrase.
5
It's important that we remain willing to question the government, especially now.
D. both A and C
A. "It's" should be "It is"
C. "we" is first person
B. One should never question their government
6
It is important for all people to have opinions on some things, and some things are important.
"all people" is a generalization
Run-on sentence
This sentence has no meaning.
Comma splice
7
As reported in "Hacking the World" by Nathan Schnieder, Joe Smith died at age 26.
Run-on sentence
Quotation marks are incorrectly placed
Pronoun/antecedent agreement error
The in-text citation has too much source information
8
Living in the U.S., you have certain things you can be expected to experience in society.
C. Verb tense error
A. The sentence has no meaning.
B. "YOU"! Second person! Run for your life!
A + B
9
How I am feeling about finishing the paper
I have set time aside to focus on it, feelings aside.
I am thinking longingly about a career in Streets and San.
Best week of my life so far!
Wait, the final paper is due? What?!?
10
Today, millions of people are living with cancer ("History of Cancer,"
American Cancer Society
).
There is nothing wrong with this sentence.
The statistic from "today" can't be from the "History" page
Incorrect in-text citation
Comma splice
11
The number of students who suffer from Procrastination Disease has increased.
Subject/verb agreement error
Citation error
Procrastination isn't a disease.
Sentence fragment
12
Everyone should realize how dangerous it is to engage in texting and driving.
It's a sentence fragment.
This is only dangerous if you are under 25.
"Everyone should" is an incorrect generalization
Citation is missing
