Rule Example Sample feedback More information Item Grammar Capitalize: Example: I learned about the presidents of the United Incorrect Capitalization States in school today. capitalization I Proper nouns (specific Example: I learned about President Barack Obama, who people, places, or things) is the president of the United States, in school today. Titles that precede a person’s name The first word of a sentence Use the personal pronoun Incorrect: I interviewed the scientist that conducted the Missing personal Personal versus to refer to people; use research. pronoun “who” objective pronouns the relative pronoun to “that” refer to objects or animals. Correct: I interviewed the scientist who conducted the research. A singular pronoun must be Example: The student will submit their paper by the due Pronoun number Pronoun agreement used to replace/refer back to a date. disagreement
Item Rule Example Sample feedback More information Grammar Capitalization Capitalize: I Proper nouns (specific people, places, or things) Titles that precede a person’s name The first word of a sentence Example: I learned about the presidents of the United States in school today. Example: I learned about President Barack Obama, who is the president of the United States, in school today. Incorrect capitalization Personal versus objective pronouns Use the personal pronoun “who” to refer to people; use the relative pronoun “that” to refer to objects or animals. Incorrect: I interviewed the scientist that conducted the research. Correct: I interviewed the scientist who conducted the research. Missing personal pronoun Pronoun agreement A singular pronoun must be used to replace/refer back to a Example: The student will submit their paper by the due date. Pronoun number disagreement
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