Do the grammar errors reflect on the author's education?
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no ,ever hear of a bad dA y^
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I would rate this essay a B.  There were quite a few grammatical errors and essay rule errors as listed below that I would change to bring up the grade:\n\nDo not use contraction.  In order change it's to it is, wouldn't to would not, don't to do not, let's to let us, doesn't to does not, wasn't to was not, doesn't to does not, you'll to you all, don't to do not, let's to let us and don't to do not.\n\n1st paragraph - 2nd line - ambitious teacher she (change she to who) - charming wife. Mrs. Lana Neville. to charming wife named Mrs. Lana Neville.  Mrs. Lana Neville by itself is not a sentence. 3rd line - question to questions - 5th line - I would change teaches grade one through grade 10 to teaches grades one through ten.  You shouldn't use one actual number and one number word, but you're also not supposed to used actual numbers for the lower numbers so you should use both word numbers. - 6th line - impressed of the skills should be impressed by the skills and she show us should be she shows us and place a comma after So.\n\n2nd paragraph - line 2 - place a comma after moreover and make it one word and change her to she - line 3 - stay on should say stay out of - line 4 - place a comma after otherhand and make it one word and place a period after campus and begin She thinks it as a new sentence.\n\n3rd paragraph - lline 2 - place a comma after In addition - line 3 - boys then should be boys than and you should say she has a harder time instead of she has harder time - last line last word - sake should be sakes because you're talking about more than one boy.\n\n4th paragraph - line 1 - place a comma after predictably and defiantly should be definitely and graphic should be plural (graphics) - line 2 - weather is mispelled in this context - it should be whether - line 4 - be ware is one word - beware and miss behave is one word - misbehave and quite should be quiet - line 5 - there should be a comma after students and but in should be but at - line 6, place a comma after well - line 7 - foward for should be forward to and a astonishing should be an astonishing and place a comma between year and which.\n\nParagraph 5 - line one - place the word a between had and really - line 2 - Put Let us before the word hope and expectation should be plural (expectations) - acheivable year is high should be achievale year are high because expectations is plural changing is to are.  Make Just do not worry one sentence and begin Do your best as another sentence.\n\nI hope this helps out.
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apparently spelling and grammar...
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I am a retired English teacher.  I had a 4.0 accum in English in college (long ago).\n\nThank you for what you did, which was protect.\nYou are my hero, and for you I have great respect.\n\nWrite the title without quotation marks or underlining.
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OK, I'll 'fess up.  I do it sometimes.  It drives me crazy seeing people make the same grammatic or typographic errors all the time...but that's not to say I'm perfect.  I would hope someone would correct me if I erred (and on occasion, they have), but I see it as an attempt to help someone communicate better.\n\nI've seen what poor grammar, limited vocabulary, and spelling can result in...people not getting a job they really want or getting stuck in a dead end one, not being taken seriously when trying to communicate with other people or being misunderstood because they just don't have the language skills to get their meaning across.  This is of course not true in all cases, but if someone along the way had corrected them each time they were wrong instead of letting the error go, they'd probably be communicating a lot better by now.\n\nYes, probably some people do it to feel better about themselves and you can usually tell that that's their motive in the way they do it when they belittle a person while correcting them. But I'd bet that there are just as many people who correct others, and try to do it in a supportive, constructive way, because it's our responsibility as neighbors, brothers and sisters, as human beings to do what we can to help someone else, even in this small way.  What good is having knowledge if you don't at least try to pass it on?
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Microsoft Word has a grammar checker.
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I'm a college writing teacher, and the answer to your question is a bit complicated.  On the one hand, there are piles of research that show there is no relationship whatsoever between possessing grammatical knowledge (that is, knowing the difference between a direct and indirect object, etc.) and the ability to write well.  You can learn to write just fine without knowing the names of all those things.\n\nOn the other hand, you do have to know they are there, how to manipulate your style to help you create meaning, how to meet proofreading conventions so that you put your best persona forward in your writing, etc.  In other words, even if you can't name the items, you have to learn how to use them properly.
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"The error" is in the title. :) The acutal words, not an actual error.\n\nThe question asks: Did you known that 80% of Stanford students could not find "the error" in the alphabet above?\n\nAnd the title reads: what is "the error" in this?\nOr the title could be (if you posted it again): Find "the Error"\n\n:)
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You are at a university, and my English is better than yours???? WOW. I know I type bad sometimes, but if students in universities type or communicate as bad as you, then our country is in deep troubvle. And I only have a high school diploma.
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I don't think they necessarily need to know the terms, but they need to know the basic rules: commas, parts of speech, sentence construction, etc. \n\nThey definately need to know enough to override the "grammar check" when it is giving them bad advice.
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No: I notice everything, including grammar.  \n\n" Am I the only one who notices all the misspelled words?  And do they know of the 'Check spelling' button?  And am I the only one who seems bothered by this?"\n\nI am bothered, because it displays an inordinate amount of laziness in modern thinking; however, it probably stems from that insidious precept launched, I believe, in the 1960s, where parents brought up their children to express themselves freely, never mind how, leading to a lamentable lack of discipline in so many areas!\n\nGrumble, grumble ... but at least people are interested in all kinds of things, as we can see on this site - and learning from the answers!
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something is wrong with the sentence structure.
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Firstly, regarding the E: yes, it's a proper noun. \n\nSpellcheckers are heavily relied upon in many arenas of writing these days, unfortunately, and quite often these not-so-helpful tools are responsible for homophonic errors - quite and quiet, for example. Spellcheckers won't pick up omitted letters in correctly-spelt words either, which is frustrating when you've written a lengthy essay on fogs and their amphibious lifestyle. They often mis advise users to correct already-correct grammar. They are no substitute for a knowledge of English!\n\nI think the bottom line is kids today aren't taught grammar and spelling as rigourously as in previous generations, and there's less pressure for people to write well. I also believe that emphasis has been taken away from the importance of reading as a learning tool and placed on television and other mulitmedia modes. I think the fault lies with the education systems and their lack of attention to this matter. Thank you, Noam Chomsky. He postulated a theory that grammar is innate and need not be taught. He's wrong, clearly, but his ideas had a radical impact on the way education is delivered in many schools.\n\nBring back grammar and spelling lessons, and compulsory reading!
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Absolutely. I may only be 16, but I detest incorrect grammar. Why must anyone have an excuse for it? How can anyone misuse a little mark (the apostrophe)? Are they so stupid as to be outsmarted by the apostrophe and the simple rules that come with its use? I must admit that correct grammar is not taught properly (in my school, at least) at GCSE level. The only time I have come across a grammar lesson was for coursework requiring it! It isn't just you; I have noticed the decline in the use of the apostrophe, the semicolon, the colon and even the full stop! It's time we put an end to this and stand up against poor punctuation, grim grammar and substandard spelling. One area of debate, however, is that of the serial comma. . . I don't use it. . .
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As a high school teacher, I beg you to please, please, teach the little darlings grammar and spelling.  I have high school students in 12th grade who still can't write, or recognize, a complete sentence.  Correcting and grading their work is a nightmare.  Content is fine, but it is far easier to teach a young adult how to improve content than it is to un-teach poor grammar.\n\nEnglish grammar is difficult (even I make mistakes at times), but with constant repetition, children do learn. With regard to diagramming sentences, I can only say that as a child I hated it. I found the lines confusing rather than helpful.  I now include a short grammar session in every class.  My students expect it, and they have actually reminded me when I've forgotten to include it.  Also, they say they wish they'd been taught grammar in elementary school.
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somebody might have gone to that school\nbut it looks like you did not or at least did not graduate (I hope) with spelling like yours
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why is your grammar so poor?