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Friday, October 31, 2014
Reflection - Nov. 4 - Common Mistakes in Writing - Sec. 14
Visit this URL: http://my.ilstu.edu/~jhkahn/writing.html to review some common mistakes of English grammar, mechanics, and punctuation. Did you find this resource to be useful? Why or why not? In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities.
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I visited the link and I found the resource to be very useful. I found the resource to be useful because it can help me with future writings in and outside of college. I wish I learned about this resource sooner when going into high school. I will be honest I had a hard time with it because my middle school didn't really put much importance on it. Now it all makes sense. I still am a writer in process. My thoughts on today is that it feels like it is going to be a good day.
ReplyDeleteI wish that I learned about this resource sooner too! I've been doing the same errors since high school and carried them into college. Hopefully everyone can learn from this resource.
DeleteThis list really helped alot. I also wish I had this list sooner. Making the same mistakes over and over. Now I know what I've been doing wrong.
DeleteI wish this was given to me during high school! I would totally send this resource to my past self if I was able to.
DeleteI was thinking the same. I really wish my past english teacher shared the link with me. I think it would've made it easier for me and I wouldn't repeat the same mistakes.
DeleteI agree, I wish I learned about this earlier but it's better late than never.
DeleteI agree, the link is very helpful.
DeleteI agree. At least we all know our mistakes and we will try our best to progress as a writer.
DeleteI also believe that the resource was extremely useful.
DeleteI agree too, I wish I had learned about this during the first weeks of class.
DeleteI definitely wish I knew about this sooner! It would have definitely helped me out a lot for my previous essays.
DeleteI found this resource very helpful. As I read on through the lists of common grammatical errors, I realized I actually did some of these mistakes. I'll surely keep this link handy to improve the quality of all my future papers. Other than that, all I did today was work on class assignments in preparation for the coming days.
ReplyDeleteI too found the resource to be very helpful. I plan to save it. It's okay, I'm sure we all had common errors at least a couple times in our past.
DeleteI've already saved the file and plan to use it. Live and learn, but now I have learned.
DeleteWhenever I get stuck on what to do on certain sentences, I'll be sure to open this link! I too have saved the file!
DeleteI've always did the same mistakes over and over.I'm grateful that I have the link to remind me of my common mistakes and to improve my essays.
DeleteThe source is very helpful and I'm sure i'll get back to it whenever I do an essay.
DeleteYou are not the only one who makes common mistakes in writing. Everyone makes mistakes.
DeleteI agree. We all make mistakes, and all we have to do now is to learn from them as we progress.
DeleteI, too, am a victim of doing some of these mistakes. I know your pain my friend.
DeleteI also do some of these common mistakes. I am going to keep this link, so I can use is it as reference when writing my essays.
DeleteI agree, we all make common mistakes, its who we are. But after seeing this, I hope we can improve.
DeleteI will not lie that I am definitely one to make very careless mistakes. I think I will find myself using this link to help me more with my essays.
DeleteThis was very helpful. i read through the list and saw all the mistakes I've been making this whole time. I now know not to make those errors. I'm sure to use this in future essays. All I did today was do the class assignments.
ReplyDeleteIt was truly helpful! Hopefully I remember not to make any of those mistakes anymore.
DeleteYes, it was very helpful! I hope to make it a good habit to reflect on the link the next time I do my essays.
DeleteI agree, I'm going to look at my mistakes and make sure I fix them.
DeleteI agree, it is very helpful! I too saw previous mistakes that I made. It will help to improve all of our future writings.
DeleteWe pretty much had the same idea, and the same kind of day! haha
DeleteI agree, at least we know what to look at to avoid future mistakes.
DeleteThis resource was indeed helpful. Even the littlest of things can still be noticed.
DeleteI hope I will not make the same mistakes as I did before after reading the mistakes.
DeleteI'm guilty of using most of these mistakes when writing. It can't be helped but can be changed! As I continue on the list, I realize how many errors I made in my past essays. I now understand why I got the grade for the last two essays. This resource was absolutely useful! I can use it to improve the next essays and to improve my speech! Today was a learning experience and has given me a sense of realization.
ReplyDeleteI realized my mistakes too and realized the reason to my grades the past essays.
DeleteWe all are guilty of these mistakes. I agree, it can't be helped, but it can be changed. We can reread our writings and even practice saying it to an audience. This will help us to choose the correct meaning for the sentence.
DeleteWe make mistakes and we learn from it. Do not be guilty because you are not the only one who makes mistakes.
DeleteI think I understand why I got the grades I received as well. Good to know that you're really looking forward to fixing your mistakes.
DeleteI agree that this link is very useful. I hope to improve in the next essays to get a better grade.
DeleteI agree too that the link is very useful. I will make sure to use it for my next essay that I will write.
DeleteGoing through the mistakes of writing has made me learn and realize my common mistakes. It is very helpful that I read through it because now i can make sure my mistakes won't be repeated. I know now what is the right and wrong with the commas, since I always use them. Besides the link, I feel that I have a better chance improving my third essay before turning it in.
ReplyDeleteI agree, this will improve my future essay. I always make the same mistakes.
DeleteCommas are terribly confusing sometimes! I would think I understand it then would suddenly forget when and where to properly use it!
DeleteI agree, reading through it will benefit you. You are able to realize your mistakes and make the correction. I am sure your next essay will improve.
DeleteI agree, everyone will learn and realize their common mistakes in writing.
DeleteI also feel that I have a better chance at improving Test #3 and #4. This will also help all of us in the future.
DeleteYes, it's a very helpful reference for our future essays. I always make some sort of mistake.
Deletel found the source very useful and helpful. It gives me that chance to fix and improve my future essays. As I viewed the right and wrong, it made me think of how I made most of those mistakes since high school. Overall, today's activity made me learn another way to improve my grammar.
ReplyDeleteThe source was very useful and helpful! I agree, it will help with future essays considering most of us are upfront about our past experience with it.
DeleteI also realized that I made most of these mistakes during high school. It's going to be hard to fix something that has been occurring for 4 years straight.
DeleteI agree, the source is very helpful. It will be a useful guide in writing future essays.
DeleteIt's good that you are looking for improvement in your essays as it will improve your grades. I also agree that I have been making these mistakes since high school as well.
DeleteIt was a very useful resource. I was glad that Professor Rivera shared us the link to help us in our grammar mistake. I wish she will share us another helpful grammar. The link is very helpful for my next essay. The other activities are about "The Writing Process"and "Causes and Effects." Today I will focus on the two forums, and it was a very challenging.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it is a very useful source. I'm sure she will share more tips and links for us in the future.
DeleteI am thankful that Dr. Rivera shared this link because it will benefit all of us. Hopefully, all us can see improvements in their writing.
DeleteIt is definitely a good thing that Dr. Rivera shared this with us. I am sure that it will help all of us write a better essay.
DeleteI found the resource to be extremely useful, because I found out I have been doing many things wrong throughout my middle and high school years. Now I know what to look at when composing future essays. Today's activity was great, and I loved seeing everyone's examples of causes and effects.
ReplyDeleteI thought the resource was very useful as well.
DeleteThis information can help me make my essays better and my grammar too. So this information was extremely useful.
DeleteI clicked on the link and found the resource to be very helpful. It showed me that I am not the only one who makes these small mistakes. This will surely help me when writing my essays in the future. We also had to discuss about Causes and Effects in our online moodle session.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is very helpful. We all make these little mistakes.
DeleteThere are a lot of people that make these mistakes and I for one does.
DeleteThe link was definitely helpful, and is a reference to save. I bet that we have all made these mistakes.
DeleteI found the information in the link to be very useful. The things that are commonly mistaken when writing, I learned most of this stuff in high school. It was however good to refresh upon these things and remember the do's and dont's when writing.
ReplyDeleteIt was also a good refreshment for me too.
DeleteI learned these things in high school too, but i seemed to have forgotten some of them. The link helped me refresh the things I've learned before.
DeleteThe link is very useful and has a lot of helpful and detailed information. I too have made these mistakes in the past. I tend to overlook things easily and make errors in my writing. There are so many rules in the english language, and every little thing helps out.
ReplyDeleteEvery little information can help you correct your mistakes and this knowledge can help you out.
DeleteThe information in the link is very helpful. We can see what mistakes we made and can go correct them.
DeleteI realize that I still tend to make these mistakes when I am writing. The link is definitely useful.
DeleteI found this information really interesting due to the fact that they give us the correct answer and it extends our vocabulary. For example, "administered" instead of "asked him to complete". It was a really good knowledge to gain or to be reminded of. Overall, today I let my classmate William proofread my essay and I am about to do my moodle.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good example. I to made someone proofread my essay.
DeleteI also think that it is great that the correct answers are given. This is a very useful resource!
DeleteThis link is very resourceful to me. While I was reading, I noticed there were some things that I was doing wrong. This link is going to help me out when I write my essays because I am able to look back and see if I did something wrong. Today, we read about cause and effect, and how it is used in the writing process. We also read a link about common mistakes of English grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the information in the link is very resourceful.
DeleteYes, you could use the site as a reference. Hopefully well be able to write perfectly by the end of the semester.
DeleteThe link is very helpful to me and very interesting. There are many ways to place words correctly so it may sound way better. Just reading it, I was able to catch my own mistakes.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the information is very helpful. I was also able to catch a lot of my mistakes.
DeleteI also agree. I was able to fix some of my mistakes that I have been making in the pass.
DeleteThis link is definitely very interesting!! I really like how the correct answers were provided to help fix common errors. I think that I will use this website a lot to help me write my essays correctly.
DeleteI found the information on the link very useful. There is a lot of helpful information that we commonly make mistakes on. It is a good way to check your essay and improve it. I found out that i have been making a lot of mistakes when I write. I tend to make mistakes on the most common things. Overall the information is really helpful.
ReplyDeleteIt's good that you got to fix your mistakes.
DeleteSeeing how many mistakes I make was eye opening. This really makes me want to double check everything I write.
DeleteThe link had very useful information about the common mistakes in writing. I never realized that I've actually made some of these errors. It is helpful to go back on this and check if you think you are grammatically incorrect.
ReplyDeleteI was also surprised at how many of these mistakes I have made in previous writings.
DeleteI found this link to be very useful to me. The information provided was very easy to understand. There are so many common mistakes that people tend to make in their writing. This website will definitely help me out throughout my essays.
ReplyDeleteThe information was easily understood. It made it clear of the common mistakes that people make when writing,
DeleteI totally agree with you. All the mistakes that were listed made me realize that I have been writing some sentences wrong.
DeleteThe link was very helpful to read. I can see myself using it to check my future writings. I was surprised on how many of the mistakes I make when writing. It was a overall helpful recourse. Today's class was very informative.
ReplyDeleteThis link was very useful. It made me realize all the mistakes I have made when writing my essays. It will definitely help me in the future. It is something worth to save.
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