Dangling and/or Misplaced Modifiers Books with hard covers do not sell well in bookstores.

Does the pronoun in this sentence refer clearly to its antecedent–the word it stands for. If the antecedent is clear, choose “right” for your answer. If the antecedent is unclear, choose “wrong.” My older brother is a chemist, but that doesn’t interest me.

Faulty Parallelism Darkening skies, branches that were waving, and scurrying animals signaled the approaching storm.

Apostrophes Little Bobbys mother understood his compulsion and was kind to him.

Run-ons, Fragments, and Comma Splices Raoul sat on his sofa staring out at the cold and grey snow, wondering what it would be like to live in Hawaii.

Capital Letters I wrote an angry letter to my Senator.

Run-ons, Fragments, and Comma Splices Sid is trying to vape less, he allows himself to vape only if he is standing outside.

Commas If I pass, this exam I will buy Mrs. Hall a pony to express my gratitude.

Homonyms and Commonly Confused Words The team captain also told me that I’ll never be apart of this team if I only care about scoring goals. 

Faulty Parallelism The traffic cop on the scene blew his whistle, was waving his hands, and nodded to the drivers to start moving.