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    The Five Most Common Errors in Student Writing

    When:
    Wednesday, September 21, 2016
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Where:
    Stauffer Library
    Room: Seminar Room 121, Across from the QLC Info Desk (Main Floor)
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    Description:

    Writing errors have trends - in the past few years, the big ones are: Comma splices Loss of subject - verb agreement Incorrect pronoun usage (disagreement and vagueness) Failure to be concise (often the fault of passive voice) Faulty parallelism Attend this workshop and you-ll know how to avoid falling off the CLIFF!
    Loss of subject-verb agreement
    Incorrect pronoun usage (disagreement and vagueness)
    Failure to be concise (often the fault of passive voice)
    Faulty parallelism
    Attend this workshop and you-ll know how to avoid falling off the CLIFF!

    Comma splices
    Loss of subject-verb agreement
    Incorrect pronoun usage (disagreement and vagueness)
    Failure to be concise (often the fault of passive voice)
    Faulty parallelism
    Attend this workshop and you-ll know how to avoid falling off the CLIFF!
    Writing errors have trends - in the past few years, the big ones are:
    Comma splices
    Loss of subject-verb agreement
    Incorrect pronoun usage (disagreement and vagueness)
    Failure to be concise (often the fault of passive voice)
    Faulty parallelism
    Attend this workshop and you-ll know how to avoid falling off the CLIFF!

    Contact:
    (SASS) Student Academic Success Services: Learning Strategies and the Writing Centre
    academic.success@queensu.ca
    6135336315
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