10 Common Blog Writing Mistakes (Infographic)

BLOG WRITING MISTAKES COMMON TEN COMMA SPLICE RUN-ONS A run-on that joins 2 or more complete sentences with a comma. A sentence with more FRAGMENTS than one subject-verb set with no words or punctuation between them. Incomplete sentences missing either a subject or a verb. I didn't know what job I wanted, I was too confused to decide. I'm not sure how he will manage though it's not an easy life out in the colonies. Spilt into 2 separate sentences. I'didn't know what job I wanted. I was too confused to decide. I need to find a new friend. Because the one I have now is mean. Separate sentences using periods. I'm not sure how he will manage though. It's not an easy life out in the colonies. Combine the fragment with the sentence before or after. I need to find a new friend because the one I have now is mean. Add a comma and a conjunction such as "and," "but," "or," "so," or "yet" I'm not sure how he will manage, and it's not an easy life out in the colonies. Adding in a çoordinating conjunction or a connecting word. I didn't know what job I wanted and I was too confused to decide. Joining 2 phrases with a semi-colon. I didn't know what job I wanted; I was too confused to decide. Add or delete words. I need to find a new friend. The one I have now is mean. Place a semicolon between the sentences I'm not sure how he will manage though; it's not an easy life out in the colonies. Change a sentence into a clause that begins with "because" I'm not sure how he will manage though because it's not an easy life out in the colonies. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS There refers to location. The books are over there on the table. Their refers to possession. Mark and Eric washed their cars in the driveway. They're means they are. They're going swimming today. Its is the possessive form of "it." The book has a tiger on its cover. USE THE SAME TENSES It's means "it is." It's sunny out today. NARRATIVES = Past tense STORY, MOVIE or BOOK = Present tense Your is the possessive form of "you." That's your cat. Thousands of people would see the art exhibit by the time it closes. You're means you are. You're going straight to school today! 4 Do not use commas between cumulative adjectives that modify a noun. Three, large, grey shapes moved towards us. Three large grey shapes moved towards us. 5 кеало COMMAS ORGANIZATION RULEI Use commas before "and", "but" and "or." Nearly everyone had arrived, but the guest of honor was late. RULE 4 Use commas to set off phrases without changing its meaning. The helicopter, with its spotlight, circled above. Create an outline before you begin writing. Write the topic of the paragraph in the margins. Check for transitions, topic sentences, firm and clear thesis, introduction and conclusion. RULE 5 Use a comma to set off transitional phrases. As a matter of fact, American football dates back to the Middle Ages. Listing Clustering mapping Webbing Flowcharting • organized Outlining Glossing Notecards Ways to keep your work RULE 2 Use a comma after an introductory phrase. Near a small stream, the park rangers discovered the abandoned shack. In 1988, the shack had been abandoned. RULE 3 Use commas between 2 or more coordinate adjectives. Robert is a 67 NOUNS & PRONOUNS INFLATED SENTENCES handsome, brave, and generous man. Avoid using singular nouns with plural pronouns. Don't say: Say: in the event of in regards to I am of the opinion that if about I think Each student has their own opinion. The students all have their Use active voice and active verbs. Scale down wordy phrases. own opinions. Avoid passive voice. Eliminate "to be. Reduce "there are/is." Each student has his or her own opinion. 10 8 DANGLING MODIFIERS Happens when a descriptive phrase is followed by a noun that shouldn't be described by that phrase. APOSTROPHES Used to replace deleted numbers or letters. the '60s, can't or you're Try flipping around the sentence structure (though beware of passive voice). Used to make nouns possessive. the dog's collar (singular) the five cats' home (plural) After declining for months, Jean tried a new tacticto increase ROI. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPEECH & WRITING Jean tried a new tactic to increase ROI after it had been declining for months. Speaking is informal and writing is more formal. I gotta work 'til eight. I have to work until eight. "something like that" or "like" COMMON GRAMMAR ERRORS This year has brought a big personal development for my wife and I. "ME" VS "" ifyou say that without the mentlon of"your wife", you would say “me." This year has brought a big personal development for my wife and me. +could care less. I couldn't care less. "Less" refers to quantity. "Fewer" refers to a number. Facebook has fewer than 5,000 employees. Facebook-hasless than 5,000employees. Regardless Irregardless We had more than 50 percent growth. We had over 50 percent growth. I feel nauseated. Heel nauseous, BLOGGING FACTS 92% of companies who blog multiple times per day have acquired a customer from their blog. 81% of U.S. online consumers trust information and advice from blogs. In 2013, it was projected that 128 million people in the US were blog readers. 61% of U.S. online consumers have made a purchase based on recommendations from a blog. On average, companies that blog receive 434% more indexed pages. REFERENCES http://www.nmu.edu/writingcenter/node/64 http://www.blogher.com/women-and-social-media-2012 VGrammarCheck http://www.mymarketingdept.com/b2b-small-business-blogging http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/common-grammar-mistakes-list http://www.adminesolutions.com/blog/interesting-facts-about-blogs/#.Uu-Oq9KSxBk http://socialmediatoday.com/ginidietrich/1738311/grammar-police-twelve-mistakes-nearly-everyone-makes www.grammarcheck.net http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/31550/20-Fresh-Stats-About-the-State-of-Inbound-Marketing-in-2012.aspx