Want better writing? Look at some suggestions below to enhance your work.  Here are some common mistakes.

Common Writing Mistakes:

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1. Could of is never a verb.  (It should be     could have.) 2. Avoid get and got.  Try received,      attained, acquired, purchased, etc. 3. All pronouns must have an antecedent.

4. Avoid "things" and "stuff."  They tell the reader nothing. 5. Vary your word choice and sentence structure. 6. Beginning is spelled b-e-g-i-n-n-i-n-g. 7. Don't end a sentence with a preposition (i.e. That is     the tree he was in.  Say: He was in that tree.) 8. Don't use 1st person in essay writing.  If it is your essay, the     reader knows it is your opinion.  9. "Tries" is spelled t-r-i-e-s, NOT t-r-y-s 10. Write out numbers one through ninety-nine. 11. A lot is two words. 12. It's = it is / Its = possessive 13. Definitely is not spelled definately.

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