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TOPICS of MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS IN A WRITING LAB:
who vs. whom
comma use:
after introductory elements
two adjectives preceding a noun
fanboys joining two sentences
before such as and as well as
begin sentences with and, but
end with a preposition
subject-verb agreement
neither his.... nor his is/are
one of the boys....is/are
subjunctive after “wish
spelling
cannot vs. can not
into vs. in to
quotation marks
for special emphasis
semicolon use:
substitute for comma
how many in a sentence
apostrophe use
double possession
proper names ending with s
voice active and passive
word usage:
lie vs. lay
subjective complement
conjunctive adverbs
dangling modifiers
independent vs. dependant clause
I vs. me