The Most Common Student Writing Mistakes

As the calendar moves ahead, semesters are coming to an end. Writing assignment deadlines are nearing and millions of students are feeling the pressure to perform. Writing for these assignments is only half the battle. At this point in the term, these assignments could make or break your final grade. What is the most effective use of your time and money to ensure success? Getting the support you need to avoid the top student writing mistakes is critical to assurance that you’ll earn the best grade possible in your course.

The staff of PowerPapers are not only skilled writers, but many are also professional editors. More commonly known as grammar nerds, these individuals are familiar with the most common errors and can get your paper polished and perfected in (almost) no time! Here are a few of the most frequent mistakes that our editors can help you correct:

1) Spelling: We know you’ve used spell check but contextual errors will be missed by even the word processing programs. True spelling accuracy requires an expert proofreader. Leave that to us!

2) Conjunction malfunctions: Without a comma before a coordinating conjunction, you run the risk of a run-on sentence! Sentences with three or more items in a series or those that include the word “and” in coordination of two different statements all require a comma.

3) Sentence fragments: A sentence must contain a subject and a verb. Fragments are commonly left dangling within paragraphs when students write quickly and forget to connect their thoughts.

4) Subject/verb agreement: Let us review your paper to ensure that singular subjects (He/she) are matched with singular verbs (is-not are). This is yet another error commonly missed by spell and grammar checkers.

Spelling and grammar errors are often more costly than mistakes in content. For professors, who have read hundreds of papers, they are easy to spot and equally easy to penalize. Allow us to review your final term papers. Our rates are reasonable, turnaround time fast, and your education is worth the investment!