<p>What is your writing checklist?</p>
<p>(I need ideas on how I can improve my grammar)</p>
<p>thanks for your time!</p>
<p>I wasn’t aware there was a checklist…but this is a great idea 
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<p>We should start making one through CCer contributions! Here’s a basic one to start with: </p>
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<li>Subject-verb agreement (“The boy waves to the girl”, NOT “The boy wave to the girl”)</li>
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<p>^Especially with prepositional phrases in the middle. (The boy [in the middle of all the flowers] waves to the girl.)</p>
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<li><p>Parallelism. (You must be well-educated, worldly, and practical. vs. You must have a good education, be worldly, and practical.)</p></li>
<li><p>Comparisons. (His play is better than Arthur Miller’s play. vs. His play is better than Arthur Miller.)</p></li>
<li><p>Misplaced modifiers. (Hoping to place well, John was extremely nervous. vs. Hoping to place well, John’s mood was nervous.)</p></li>
<li><p>Reversed subject. (Along the wall are cabinets. vs. Along the wall is cabinets.)</p></li>
<li><p>Forgetting a verb/predicate after a list of long prepositional phrases. (Jenny, who is a mother of three and works all day, always possesses a cheerful spirit. vs. Jenny, who is a mother of three and works all day, which always has a cheerful spirit.)</p></li>
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<p>Off the top of my head right now. Of course, the PSAT generally disguises them better than I’m doing.</p>
<p>haha yep. Like everyone contribute their ideas and we merge for the best checklist :)</p>
<p>IDIOMS
nuff said</p>
<p>Let me add:</p>
<p>Comparatives vs Superlatives - (Although both the tiger and cheetah can run fast, the cheetah runs the fastest (should be “faster”, only 2 animals are being compared).</p>
<p>Noun and Number Agreement - Both Jack and Jill want to be an astronaut (should be “astronauts”, Plural subject=multiple ‘objects’)</p>
<p>Adjective vs Adverbs - Despite the public protests, legislature is acting very slow. (should be “slowly”, the verb “acting” is being modified and therefore requires an adverb)</p>
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Lol, over-analyzing these on IDE kill scores :(</p>
<p>true. :(</p>
<p>can someone list a bunch of idioms? It would be most helpful.</p>
<p>Though not true for many, for CCers, over-analyzing should be on the checklist.</p>
<p>lolll ^</p>
<p>true. BUMP~</p>
<p>Pronoun mistakes</p>