100 Grammar Fixes for Cleaner Sentences

No.	Item	Definition
1.	absolute phrase	Phrase modifying whole sentence.
2.	active voice	Subject performs the action.
3.	affect vs. effect	Choosing verb or noun correctly.
4.	apostrophe misuse	Wrong apostrophe in contraction or possession.
5.	appositive	Noun phrase renaming another noun.
6.	article usage	Correct use of a, an, the.
7.	as well as	Phrase adding information, not subject.
8.	because of	Prepositional phrase showing cause.
9.	between you and me	Correct object pronoun phrase.
10.	both…and	Correlative conjunction joining equals.
11.	brackets	Marks enclosing inserted material.
12.	capitalization	Use capital letters correctly.
13.	comma after intro	Comma after introductory element.
14.	comma splice	Two clauses joined by comma alone.
15.	comma usage	Correct placement of commas.
16.	comma with appositive	Comma setting off renaming phrase.
17.	comma with direct address	Comma before or after a name.
18.	comma with interrupter	Comma around interrupting element.
19.	conciseness	Using no unnecessary words.
20.	dangling modifier	Modifier lacks a clear target.
21.	dash	Punctuation marking a strong break.
22.	direct object	Noun receiving the action.
23.	double negative	Two negatives creating nonstandard meaning.
24.	due to	Phrase meaning caused by.
25.	each of the students is	Singular verb after each of.
26.	either…or	Correlative conjunction offering alternatives.
27.	ellipsis	Omission understood from context.
28.	exclamation point	Mark ending strong emotion.
29.	faulty comparison	Unlike things compared improperly.
30.	fewer vs. less	Choosing count or mass word.
31.	finite verb	Verb marked for tense or person.
32.	for example	Phrase introducing an example.
33.	for instance	Phrase introducing an example.
34.	fused sentence	Independent clauses joined without punctuation.
35.	gerund	Verb form acting as noun.
36.	helping verb	Verb assisting the main verb.
37.	however	Transition showing contrast.
38.	hyphenation	Correct use of hyphens.
39.	if I were	Subjunctive for hypotheticals.
40.	in order to	Phrase expressing purpose.
41.	in regard to	Phrase meaning concerning.
42.	indirect object	Recipient of direct object.
43.	infinitive	Base verb with to.
44.	intransitive verb	Verb not taking direct object.
45.	it is important to	Wordy opener often tightened.
46.	its vs. it’s	Choosing possessive or contraction.
47.	lie vs. lay	Choosing correct verb form.
48.	linking verb	Verb connecting subject to complement.
49.	me vs. I	Choosing correct pronoun case.
50.	meanwhile	Transition showing simultaneous action.
51.	misplaced modifier	Modifier placed near wrong word.
52.	modal verb	Helping verb showing mood or possibility.
53.	moreover	Transition adding emphasis.
54.	neither of them is	Singular verb after neither of.
55.	neither…nor	Correlative conjunction joining negatives.
56.	nevertheless	Transition showing concession.
57.	nominalization	Noun form replacing a stronger verb.
58.	nonrestrictive clause	Extra clause set off by commas.
59.	not only but also	Correlative pair needing balance.
60.	object complement	Word completing the object.
61.	one of the reasons is	Singular verb after one of.
62.	otherwise	Transition showing consequence or alternative.
63.	parallel structure	Matching grammatical form in a series.
64.	participle	Verb form used as adjective.
65.	passive voice	Subject receives the action.
66.	phrasal verb	Verb combined with particle.
67.	predicate adjective	Adjective following a linking verb.
68.	predicate nominative	Noun renaming the subject.
69.	preposition choice	Selecting the right preposition.
70.	pronoun-antecedent agreement	Pronoun must match its referent.
71.	question mark	Mark ending a question.
72.	quotation marks	Marks enclosing quoted words.
73.	redundancy	Needless repetition of meaning.
74.	relative clause	Clause modifying a noun.
75.	restrictive clause	Essential clause without commas.
76.	run-on sentence	Sentence lacking proper clause breaks.
77.	sentence fragment	Incomplete sentence missing a main part.
78.	serial comma	Comma before final list item.
79.	slash	Mark showing alternatives or fractions.
80.	so that	Phrase introducing purpose or result.
81.	split infinitive	Word inserted inside infinitive form.
82.	subject complement	Word completing the subject.
83.	subject-verb agreement	Subject and verb must match.
84.	subjunctive mood	Verb mood for wishes or hypotheticals.
85.	that vs. which	Choosing correct relative word.
86.	their vs. there	Choosing correct common homophone.
87.	then vs. than	Choosing time or comparison word.
88.	there are	Existential opener often wordy.
89.	there is	Existential opener often wordy.
90.	transitive verb	Verb taking a direct object.
91.	ultimately	Transition signaling final point.
92.	verb tense consistency	Keep tense steady when needed.
93.	were to	Form for hypothetical situations.
94.	whether…or	Correlative pair showing options.
95.	who vs. whom	Choosing correct pronoun case.
96.	whoever vs. whomever	Choosing correct pronoun form.
97.	with regard to	Phrase meaning concerning.
98.	word order	Arrangement of words in a sentence.
99.	wordiness	Using more words than needed.
100.	your vs. you’re	Choosing possessive or contraction.