punctuation error
Comma splice, perhaps
A punctuation error is a mistake in the use of marks like commas, periods, apostrophes, or quotation marks—whether missing, misplaced, or incorrectly chosen.
Common examples include comma splices, misused apostrophes in plurals, and missing serial commas: The essay was good but full of punctuation errors.
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- commaPunctuation marking pauses
- comma spliceMisjoined clauses with punctuation
- apostropheMark showing ownership
- misplacedPut in wrong location
dangling modifier · semicolon · splice · fragment · sentence fragment · run-on · run-on sentence · mistake · proofreading · editing · copy editor · red ink · red pen · track changes · correction · missing · quotation marks · period
- text errorstypo, misspelling, misprint, spelling mistake, missing letter
- Student Mistakestypo, misspelling, wrong answer, careless mistake, spelling mistake
- document errorstypos, typo, misspellings, misspelling, missing pages
- Input Errorstypo, misspelling, misclick, wrong key, fat finger
- typostypo, misspelling, misprint, transposition, missing letter
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, blunder, blunders
punctuation errorspelling mistake
Incorrect letter sequence
spelling error · grammatical error · syntax error · typographical error · usage error
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