User:Eamapelli/Grammar errors

=Overview=

I have heard some students at South call Wikipedia, "God." With over seven million articles in over 200 languages, researching your social studies, science, or English terms is an easy, ten minute homework assignment. Wikipedia is students' saving grace because copying and pasting the first paragraph in the Wikipedia entry guarantees you homework credit for that day. I decided to investigate the grammar mistakes in Wikipedia for my Great Grammar Project in hope of warning students not to hand in a mistake-filled paragraph to their English teacher that is copied from Wikipedia.

=Elizabeth's Favorite Bands=

Dave Matthews Band
1. Edit Note 1 (Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction require a comma before the conjunction):

Beauford had been in several bands, and was currently playing on a jazz show on Black Entertainment Television.

Correct: Beauford had been in several bands and was currently playing on a jazz show on Black Entertainment Television.

2. Edit Note 7: When the appositive is a proper noun, it usually is not set off by commas. However, if it is nonrestrictive, it is set off by commas.

On November 9, 1993, DMB released its first album, Remember Two Things on its Bama Rags label.

Correct: On November 9, 1993, DMB released its first album, Remember Two Things, on its Bama Rags label.

Coldplay
3. Edit Note 14: A verb must agree with the subject. The subject is never found in a phrase between the subject and the verb.

Coldplay are an English rock band formed in London in 1997.

Correct: Coldplay is an English rock band formed in London in 1997.

Goo Goo Dolls
4. Edit Note 12: Use a semicolon in joining two closely related sentences that include a conjunctive adverb, such as "however", "otherwise", "therfore", etc.

A Boy Named Goo sold modestly in this time, however it was not until the release of the single "Name" that the band experienced any viable commercial success

Correct: A Boy Named Goo sold modestly in this time; however, it was not until the release of the single "Name" that the band experienced any viable commercial success

Dispatch
5. Edit Note 22: Repetition and wordiness should be deleted from writing. One kind of wordiness arises from needless repetition of a word or from needless use of words with similar meanings.

After the bands Hermit Thrush, Woodriver Bandits, and The Sholley Shananigans merged the band originated as an all-acoustic trio in the early 1990s as One Fell Swoop, but soon changed their name to Dispatch, after a dispute with another band of the same name.

Correct: Hermit Thrush, Woodriver Bandits, and The Sholley Shananigans merged into an all-acoustic trio in the early 1990s as One Fell Swoop. They soon changed their name to Dispatch after a dispute with another band of the same name.

The Beatles
6. Edit Note 18: Conjunctive adverbs are adverbs that join independent clauses. A semicolon is required before a conjunctive adverb, and a comma follows it. Yet is not a conjunctive adverb.

Part of the criticism arose because color was an integral part of the film, yet the film was shown on Boxing Day in black and white.

Correct: Part of the criticism arose because color was an integral part of the film; however, the film was shown on Boxing Day in black and white.

=Elizabeth's Favorite Movies=

Shakespeare in Love
7. Edit Note 5: When two or more prepositional phrases introduce a sentence, they would be set off by a comma.

At the end of the film Shakespeare imagines a shipwreck overtaking Viola on her way to America, inspiring the second scene of his next play, Twelfth Night.

Correct: At the end of the film, Shakespeare imagines a shipwreck overtaking Viola on her way to America, inspiring the second scene of his next play, Twelfth Night.

The Breakfast Club
8. Edit Note 2:Introductory dependent clauses are set off by commas

Although Bender mocks Carl a bit (as he does with everybody) they end the day on a friendly note, Bender mentioning that he'll see him next week.

Correct: Although Bender mocks Carl a bit (as he does with everybody), they end the day on a friendly note, Bender mentioning that he'll see him next week.

9. Edit Note 10: A possessive form of a singular noun is made by adding an apostrophe and "s" ('s)

John Hughes' first draft of the film was originally scripted out to be a 2-1/2 hour movie.

Correct: John Hughes's first draft of the film was originally scripted out to be a 2-1/2 movie.

=Elizabeth's Favorite TV Shows=

Lost
10. Edit Note 4: A dependent clause that presents added information not needed to keep the meaning of the sentence intact is called a nonrestrictive clause and is set off by a comma or commas.

Season 1 featured 24 episodes which aired on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm in the United States from September 22, 2004.

Correct: Season 1 featured 24 episodes, which aired on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm in the United States from September 22, 2004.

24
11. Edit Note 9: "Due to" is loosely used for the preferred "through", "because of", or "owing to". In formal writing do not use "due to".

Due to the unpredictable nature of each season's storyline, main cast members are added and dropped frequently.

Correct: Because of the unpredictable nature of each season's storyline, main cast members are added and dropped frequently.

=Elizabeth's Favorite Books=

Twilight
12. Edit Note 20: A participial phrase that comes in the middle of the sentence or at the end of the sentence and is necessary is not set off by commas (restrictive). If it is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence and only adds additional information, it is set off by commas (nonrestrictive).

Twilight is a young adult vampire novel written by author Stephenie Meyer, originally published in hardcover in 2005.

Correct: Twilight is a young adult vampire novel, written by author Stephenie Meyer, originally published in hardcover in 2005.

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All corrections have been made on the above entries :)