Outcome 6 (Sentence-Level Error) – Control sentence-level error (grammar, punctuation, spelling)

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Sample One

Sentence-level error appears frequently throughout the writing process, particularly in first drafts. It is difficult to find the most accurate terms and wording on a sentence level to portray your ideas. I have reduced the number of sentence errors over the term by having my essay read aloud and utilizing thesauruses. 

The Extent: Social Media – Rough Draft – Page Four

In this sample, the two sentences are lengthy, especially the second one. It would be a mouthful for someone to say aloud, and had I read this out loud myself, this could have been shortened. I use five commas in one sentence, which altogether is a lot. As for the first sentence, it feels wordy and should include a comma following “someone”.

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Sample Two

Across my works, I regularly use semicolons, but periodically, it may be better to make the two thoughts different sentences entirely. In the first sample, we saw the semicolon, but the sentences were already quite long. 

Delightful Sorrow – Final Draft – Page Five

Here is a more appropriate use of the semicolon in two sentences, where the thoughts are brief yet get the point across. Sometimes, too many words muddle the sentence, thus making the point trying to be made more confusing. I can fix this by having others read my work aloud and finding different word choices to avoid repetition.

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Word Count: 207