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Choose your Gremlin.
Each one is a writing problem. Learn to recognize it, then fix it.
Apostrophe errors
Apostrophe Ava
Drops apostrophes where they belong and sprinkles them where they don't — in possessives and contractions.
Run-on (fused) sentences
Run-on Ronnie
Fuses independent clauses together with no punctuation or connecting word at all.
Comma splices
Comma Splice Spike
Joins independent clauses with only a comma.
Sentence fragments
Fragment Frankie
Presents incomplete sentences as complete ones.
Subject–verb agreement
Agreement Aggie
Pairs singular subjects with plural verbs (and vice versa), especially when words get in between.
Pronoun agreement, case, and reference
Pronoun Pete
Picks the wrong pronoun form, mismatches pronouns with their nouns, or leaves readers guessing who “he” is.
Dangling modifiers
Dangling Daryl
Starts sentences with descriptive phrases that don't logically describe the subject that follows.
Wordiness and repetition
Wordy Wanda
Pads sentences with filler phrases and says the same thing twice.
Unintended tense shifts
Tense Tina
Jumps between past, present, and future in the middle of a thought for no reason.
Vague wording
Vague Veronica
Leans on words like “stuff,” “things,” and “a lot” when readers need specifics.
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