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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
Cost:
n/a
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