Grammar, Style, Spelling and Plagiarism Report

[ { "issue_id": 766923, "nid": "727268", "title": "do not + verb", "description": "<p>Instead of \"do not like\" you can say \"dislike\", which shows you have a rich vocabulary.<\/p>", "match": "do not like", "suggestions": [ "dislike" ], "offset_start": 11 }, { "issue_id": 456260, "nid": "718839", "title": "Space Before Punctuation", "description": "<p>No space should appear before a punctuation.<\/p>", "match": "Bot \\.", "suggestions": [ "Bot." ], "hierarchy": [ "Spacing", "Mechanics" ], "extract": "...performed by Proofread Bot...", "extract_highlight": "...performed by Proofread Bot...", "offset_start": 104 }, { "issue_id": 964627, "nid": "713945", "title": "'ll", "description": "<p>Many guides recommend avoiding contractions, such as \"I've, they're, didn't, we've\", in formal writing, even though they are grammatically correct.\u00a0<\/p>", "match": "it'll", "suggestions": [ "it will" ], "hierarchy": [ "Contractions", "Apostrophe", "Mechanics" ], "extract": "...report is being read by you, it'll become obvious that this automated solution is...", "extract_highlight": "...report is being read by you, <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">it'll<\/span> become obvious that this automated solution is...", "offset_start": 254 }, { "issue_id": 923488, "nid": "718615", "title": "Split Infinitive", "description": "<p>A split infinitive is an English-language grammatical construction in which a word or phrase, usually an adverb or adverbial phrase, comes between the marker to and the bare infinitive (uninflected) form of a verb. Many scholars consider it as bad style.<\/p>", "match": "to gradually, systematically, and economically relieve", "suggestions": [ "to relieve gradually , systematically , and economically" ], "extract": "...main goal is to gradually , systematically , and...", "extract_highlight": "...main goal is to gradually , systematically , and...", "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 700460, "nid": "714090", "title": "Adverb (ly ending) before noun", "description": "<p>Adverbs do not modify nouns, so try converting this adverb to an adjective or place it closer to the adjective or the verb.<\/p>", "match": "meticulously checks", "suggestions": [ "meticulous checks" ], "hierarchy": [ "Adverb", "Grammar" ], "extract": "...meticulously checks performed by this...", "extract_highlight": "...meticulously checks performed by this...", "offset_start": 803 }, { "issue_id": 389, "nid": "1428345", "title": "Double Negative - frequency adverb + indefinite pronoun", "description": "<p>A double negative employs two negatives in the same sentence so that they cancel each other and create a positive. In Shakespeare's day, double negatives were considered emphatic, but today, they are considered grammar mistakes.<\/p>", "match": "hardly never", "suggestions": [ "hardly" ], "hierarchy": [ "Double Negative", "Style" ], "extract": "...tool!!'' Could it be that it hardly never errs and guides the writer in creating an...", "extract_highlight": "...tool!!'' Could it be that it <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">hardly never<\/span> errs and guides the writer in creating an...", "offset_start": 1005 }, { "issue_id": 489152, "nid": "718846", "title": "Two Single Quotes Instead Of A Double Quote", "description": "<p>Some writers use two single quotes for a double quote.<\/p>", "match": "''What", "suggestions": [ "\"What" ], "hierarchy": [ "Quote", "Mechanics" ], "extract": "...a great tool!!'' Could it be that it hardly never...", "extract_highlight": "...a great tool!!'' Could it be that it hardly never...", "offset_start": 1005 }, { "issue_id": 964514, "nid": "718846", "title": "Two Single Quotes Instead Of A Double Quote", "description": "<p>Some writers use two single quotes for a double quote.<\/p>", "match": "''", "suggestions": [ "\"" ], "hierarchy": [ "Quote", "Mechanics" ], "extract": "...a great tool!!'' Could it be that it hardly never errs and guides the...", "extract_highlight": "...a great tool!!<span class=\"pbot_highlight\">''<\/span> Could it be that it hardly never errs and guides the...", "offset_start": 1005 }, { "issue_id": 642253, "nid": "715716", "title": " so, ", "description": "<p>One of the most frequent errors in comma usage is the placement of a comma\u00a0after\u00a0a coordinating conjunction.\u00a0<\/p>", "match": " so, ", "suggestions": [ ", so " ], "hierarchy": [ "Comma After Coordinating Conjunction", "Comma", "Mechanics" ], "extract": "...that Proofread Bot can't find so, make sure to report it in the forums, furthermore, you...", "extract_highlight": "...that Proofread Bot can't find<span class=\"pbot_highlight\"> so, <\/span>make sure to report it in the forums, furthermore, you...", "offset_start": 1005 }, { "issue_id": 394805, "nid": "713930", "title": "Double Preposition", "description": "<p>Some grammarians argue that two consecutive prepositions should be avoided.<\/p>", "match": "off of", "suggestions": [ "off" ], "offset_start": 1498 }, { "issue_id": 448290, "nid": "715719", "title": "Comma before \"in which\" \/ \"to which\"", "description": "<p>Use \u201cthat\u201d restrictively, and \u201cwhich\u201d nonrestrictively. The easy way to remember: which is preceded by a\u00a0comma; that is not (in 99% of the cases). This check makes sure you have a comma before which.<\/p>", "match": "rules with which", "suggestions": [ "rules, with which" ], "hierarchy": [ "Pronoun", "Grammar" ], "extract": "...sources of grammar rules with which this tool achieves...", "extract_highlight": "...sources of grammar rules with which this tool achieves...", "offset_start": 1677 }, { "issue_id": 621117, "nid": "3059445", "title": "Hyphenate superlative adjectives when compounded with modifiers", "description": "<p>Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives are hyphenated when compounded with other modifiers (for example,\"shorter-term loan\").<\/p>", "match": "deepest grammar rules", "suggestions": [ "deepest-grammar rules" ], "offset_start": 2124 }, { "issue_id": 442600, "nid": "1156343", "title": "Possessive Determiner Pronoun Before Gerund - me", "description": "<p>The use of a possessive determiner pronoun before a gerund lends formality.<\/p>", "match": "Me creating", "suggestions": [ "my creating" ], "hierarchy": [ "Determiner", "Possessive", "Pronoun", "Grammar" ], "extract": "...creating this tool will benefit...", "extract_highlight": "...creating this tool will benefit...", "offset_start": 2191 }, { "issue_id": 638768, "nid": "720271", "title": "my instead of me", "description": "<p>The use of a possessive determiner (my) instead of an objective personal pronoun (me) before a gerund lends formality.<\/p>", "match": "Me creating", "suggestions": [ "my creating" ], "hierarchy": [ "Before Gerund", "Possessive Determiner", "Determiner", "Grammar" ], "extract": "...creating this tool will benefit...", "extract_highlight": "...creating this tool will benefit...", "offset_start": 2191 }, { "issue_id": 487552, "nid": "713881", "title": "Incomplete Alternative Comparison", "description": "<p>This check is as good as it gets. Use \"as adjective as\" to make an alternative comparison.\u00a0<\/p>", "match": "as simple ", "suggestions": [ "as simple as" ], "hierarchy": [ "Adjective", "Grammar" ], "extract": "...adverbs behave as simple adverbs no punctuation...", "extract_highlight": "...adverbs behave as simple adverbs no punctuation...", "offset_start": 2641 }, { "issue_id": 821143, "nid": "713887", "title": "Two or more spaces", "description": "<p>Two or more spaces should be reduced to one.<\/p>", "match": "\\- Likewise,", "suggestions": [ "- Likewise," ], "hierarchy": [ "Spacing", "Mechanics" ], "extract": "... Likewise, all students should embrace the sad little...", "extract_highlight": "... Likewise, all students should embrace the sad little...", "offset_start": 2877 }, { "issue_id": 552850, "nid": "718850", "title": "Indefinite Article - Subject Agreement", "description": "<p>Indefinite articles, a\/an, take singular nouns only.<\/p>\r\n<ul><li>Incorrect: \"A big beds of roses\"<\/li>\r\n<li>Correct: \"A big bed of roses\"<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>", "match": "a big beds", "suggestions": [ "big beds" ], "hierarchy": [ "Article", "Definite", "Indefinite", "Determiner", "Determiner", "Grammar", "Grammar" ], "extract": "...I love a big beds of roses...", "extract_highlight": "...I love a big beds of roses...", "offset_start": 2996 }, { "issue_id": 32757, "nid": "713178", "title": "Negative Form", "description": "<p>From the Elements of Style: \"Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language. Use the word not as a means of denial or in antithesis, never as a means of evasion.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>He was not very often on time. <strong>=><\/strong> He usually came late.<\/p>\r\n<p>He did not think that studying Latin was much use. <strong>=><\/strong> He thought the study of Latin useless.<\/p>", "match": "not", "suggestions": [], "hierarchy": [ "Assertiveness", "Style" ], "extract": "...do not like automated tools as they are not accurate, but this...", "extract_highlight": "...do <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">not<\/span> like automated tools as they are not accurate, but this...", "offset_start": 0 }, { "issue_id": 146762, "nid": "713178", "title": "Negative Form", "description": "<p>From the Elements of Style: \"Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language. Use the word not as a means of denial or in antithesis, never as a means of evasion.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>He was not very often on time. <strong>=><\/strong> He usually came late.<\/p>\r\n<p>He did not think that studying Latin was much use. <strong>=><\/strong> He thought the study of Latin useless.<\/p>", "match": "not", "suggestions": [], "hierarchy": [ "Assertiveness", "Style" ], "extract": "...automated tools as they are not accurate, but this tool helps usrs write like a...", "extract_highlight": "...automated tools as they are <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">not<\/span> accurate, but this tool helps usrs write like a...", "offset_start": 0 }, { "issue_id": 81910, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "you", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...important for you to see Proofread Bot in action, and this very bad...", "extract_highlight": "...important for <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">you<\/span> to see Proofread Bot in action, and this very bad...", "offset_start": 104 }, { "issue_id": 369489, "nid": "718837", "title": "Passive Voice", "description": "<p>Many scholars promote turning passive voice into active voice.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>The Columbia Guide to Standard American English<\/em>\u00a0(1993) stated that:<\/p>\r\n<blockquote><p><em>Active voice<\/em>\u00a0makes subjects do something (to something);\u00a0<em>passive voice<\/em>\u00a0permits subjects to have something done to them (by someone or something). Some argue that\u00a0<em>active voice<\/em>\u00a0is more muscular, direct, and succinct,\u00a0<em>passive voice<\/em>\u00a0flabbier, more indirect, and wordier. If you want your words to seem impersonal, indirect, and noncommittal,\u00a0<em>passive<\/em>\u00a0is the choice, but otherwise,\u00a0<em>active voice<\/em>\u00a0is almost invariably likely to prove more effective.<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_passive_voice#cite_note-9\" rel=\"nofollow\">[10]<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>", "match": "is meant", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...very bad article is meant to demonstrate all the...", "extract_highlight": "...very bad article is meant to demonstrate all the...", "offset_start": 104 }, { "issue_id": 602987, "nid": "767997", "title": "Long Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to break up long sentences (more than 35 words) to smaller ones.<\/p>", "match": "As this report is being read by you, it'll become obvious that this automated solution is capable of accurately detecting common errors committed in writings owing to the fact that the author invested a lot of time in developing it.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 254 }, { "issue_id": 747244, "nid": "718834", "title": "Adverbs ending in ly", "description": "<p>While an adverb ending with -ly has no grammatical problem, many consider it as bad style. Straight from \"On Writing Well, 5th Edition\" by\u00a0William Zinsser:\u00a0\"Most adverbs are unnecessary. You will clutter your sentence and annoy the reader if you choose a verb that has a specific meaning and then add an adverb that carries the same meaning. Don't tell us that the radio blared\u00a0loudly\u00a0- \"blare\" connotes loudness. Don't write that someone clenched his teeth tightly\u00a0- there's no other way to clench teeth. Again and again in careless writing, strong verbs are weakened by redundant adverbs.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>So instead of using an adverb that modifies a verb, make sure you have a strong verb instead.<\/p>", "match": "accurately", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...is capable of accurately detecting common errors...", "extract_highlight": "...is capable of <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">accurately<\/spanRB detecting common errors...", "offset_start": 254 }, { "issue_id": 254461, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "you", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...this report is being read by you, it'll become obvious that this automated solution is...", "extract_highlight": "...this report is being read by <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">you<\/span>, it'll become obvious that this automated solution is...", "offset_start": 254 }, { "issue_id": 311989, "nid": "718837", "title": "Passive Voice", "description": "<p>Many scholars promote turning passive voice into active voice.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>The Columbia Guide to Standard American English<\/em>\u00a0(1993) stated that:<\/p>\r\n<blockquote><p><em>Active voice<\/em>\u00a0makes subjects do something (to something);\u00a0<em>passive voice<\/em>\u00a0permits subjects to have something done to them (by someone or something). Some argue that\u00a0<em>active voice<\/em>\u00a0is more muscular, direct, and succinct,\u00a0<em>passive voice<\/em>\u00a0flabbier, more indirect, and wordier. If you want your words to seem impersonal, indirect, and noncommittal,\u00a0<em>passive<\/em>\u00a0is the choice, but otherwise,\u00a0<em>active voice<\/em>\u00a0is almost invariably likely to prove more effective.<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_passive_voice#cite_note-9\" rel=\"nofollow\">[10]<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>", "match": "being read", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...this report is being read by you , it 'll...", "extract_highlight": "...this report is being read by you , it 'll...", "offset_start": 254 }, { "issue_id": 398692, "nid": "718616", "title": "Nominalization", "description": "<p>Abstract nouns, such as \"decision\", often have verb forms, \"decide\", and several experts urge you to use verbs when possible rather than noun forms known as nominalizations. Sentences with many nominalizations usually have weak verbs such as have, make, give and forms of be as the main verbs. Using the action verbs disguised in nominalizations as the main verbs--instead of forms of be--can help to create engaging rather than dull prose. This check aims to identify abstract nouns, but not all will have a verb form.<\/p>\r\n<p>Example:Bad Nominalization: We conducted an investigation of the funding.Good Sentence: We investigated the funding.<\/p>", "match": "solution", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...this automated solution is capable of accurately...", "extract_highlight": "...this automated <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">solution<\/spanNN is capable of accurately...", "offset_start": 254 }, { "issue_id": 727900, "nid": "767997", "title": "Long Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to break up long sentences (more than 35 words) to smaller ones.<\/p>", "match": "Checking your grammar on your own can be a time consuming activity, but the Proofread Bot will vastly improve your writing and will help you achieve your goal,be it a better grade, or a business deal, since the main goal is to gradually, systematically, and economically relieve the burden of manual proofreading.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 953211, "nid": "718834", "title": "Adverbs ending in ly", "description": "<p>While an adverb ending with -ly has no grammatical problem, many consider it as bad style. Straight from \"On Writing Well, 5th Edition\" by\u00a0William Zinsser:\u00a0\"Most adverbs are unnecessary. You will clutter your sentence and annoy the reader if you choose a verb that has a specific meaning and then add an adverb that carries the same meaning. Don't tell us that the radio blared\u00a0loudly\u00a0- \"blare\" connotes loudness. Don't write that someone clenched his teeth tightly\u00a0- there's no other way to clench teeth. Again and again in careless writing, strong verbs are weakened by redundant adverbs.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>So instead of using an adverb that modifies a verb, make sure you have a strong verb instead.<\/p>", "match": "vastly", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...Bot will vastly improve your writing and will...", "extract_highlight": "...Bot will <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">vastly<\/spanRB improve your writing and will...", "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 802373, "nid": "718834", "title": "Adverbs ending in ly", "description": "<p>While an adverb ending with -ly has no grammatical problem, many consider it as bad style. Straight from \"On Writing Well, 5th Edition\" by\u00a0William Zinsser:\u00a0\"Most adverbs are unnecessary. You will clutter your sentence and annoy the reader if you choose a verb that has a specific meaning and then add an adverb that carries the same meaning. Don't tell us that the radio blared\u00a0loudly\u00a0- \"blare\" connotes loudness. Don't write that someone clenched his teeth tightly\u00a0- there's no other way to clench teeth. Again and again in careless writing, strong verbs are weakened by redundant adverbs.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>So instead of using an adverb that modifies a verb, make sure you have a strong verb instead.<\/p>", "match": "gradually", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...main goal is to gradually , systematically , and...", "extract_highlight": "...main goal is to <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">gradually<\/spanRB , systematically , and...", "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 38505, "nid": "718834", "title": "Adverbs ending in ly", "description": "<p>While an adverb ending with -ly has no grammatical problem, many consider it as bad style. Straight from \"On Writing Well, 5th Edition\" by\u00a0William Zinsser:\u00a0\"Most adverbs are unnecessary. You will clutter your sentence and annoy the reader if you choose a verb that has a specific meaning and then add an adverb that carries the same meaning. Don't tell us that the radio blared\u00a0loudly\u00a0- \"blare\" connotes loudness. Don't write that someone clenched his teeth tightly\u00a0- there's no other way to clench teeth. Again and again in careless writing, strong verbs are weakened by redundant adverbs.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>So instead of using an adverb that modifies a verb, make sure you have a strong verb instead.<\/p>", "match": "systematically", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...to gradually , systematically , and economically relieve...", "extract_highlight": "...to gradually , <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">systematically<\/spanRB , and economically relieve...", "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 337637, "nid": "718834", "title": "Adverbs ending in ly", "description": "<p>While an adverb ending with -ly has no grammatical problem, many consider it as bad style. Straight from \"On Writing Well, 5th Edition\" by\u00a0William Zinsser:\u00a0\"Most adverbs are unnecessary. You will clutter your sentence and annoy the reader if you choose a verb that has a specific meaning and then add an adverb that carries the same meaning. Don't tell us that the radio blared\u00a0loudly\u00a0- \"blare\" connotes loudness. Don't write that someone clenched his teeth tightly\u00a0- there's no other way to clench teeth. Again and again in careless writing, strong verbs are weakened by redundant adverbs.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>So instead of using an adverb that modifies a verb, make sure you have a strong verb instead.<\/p>", "match": "economically", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...systematically , and economically relieve the burden of manual...", "extract_highlight": "...systematically , and <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">economically<\/spanRB relieve the burden of manual...", "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 142468, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "your", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...your grammar on your own can be a time consuming activity,...", "extract_highlight": "...<span class=\"pbot_highlight\">your<\/span> grammar on your own can be a time consuming activity,...", "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 739122, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "your", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...your grammar on your own can be a time consuming activity, but the...", "extract_highlight": "...<span class=\"pbot_highlight\">your<\/span> grammar on your own can be a time consuming activity, but the...", "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 266611, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "your", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...Bot will vastly improve your writing and will help you achieve your goal,be it a...", "extract_highlight": "...Bot will vastly improve <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">your<\/span> writing and will help you achieve your goal,be it a...", "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 98521, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "you", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...your writing and will help you achieve your goal,be it a better grade, or a business...", "extract_highlight": "...<span class=\"pbot_highlight\">you<\/span>r writing and will help you achieve your goal,be it a better grade, or a business...", "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 571676, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "your", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...and will help you achieve your goal,be it a better grade, or a business deal, since...", "extract_highlight": "...and will help you achieve <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">your<\/span> goal,be it a better grade, or a business deal, since...", "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 383229, "nid": "718616", "title": "Nominalization", "description": "<p>Abstract nouns, such as \"decision\", often have verb forms, \"decide\", and several experts urge you to use verbs when possible rather than noun forms known as nominalizations. Sentences with many nominalizations usually have weak verbs such as have, make, give and forms of be as the main verbs. Using the action verbs disguised in nominalizations as the main verbs--instead of forms of be--can help to create engaging rather than dull prose. This check aims to identify abstract nouns, but not all will have a verb form.<\/p>\r\n<p>Example:Bad Nominalization: We conducted an investigation of the funding.Good Sentence: We investigated the funding.<\/p>", "match": "activity", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...a time consuming activity , but the Proofread Bot will...", "extract_highlight": "...a time consuming <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">activity<\/spanNN , but the Proofread Bot will...", "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 828139, "nid": "718616", "title": "Nominalization", "description": "<p>Abstract nouns, such as \"decision\", often have verb forms, \"decide\", and several experts urge you to use verbs when possible rather than noun forms known as nominalizations. Sentences with many nominalizations usually have weak verbs such as have, make, give and forms of be as the main verbs. Using the action verbs disguised in nominalizations as the main verbs--instead of forms of be--can help to create engaging rather than dull prose. This check aims to identify abstract nouns, but not all will have a verb form.<\/p>\r\n<p>Example:Bad Nominalization: We conducted an investigation of the funding.Good Sentence: We investigated the funding.<\/p>", "match": "business", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...grade , or a business deal , since the main goal...", "extract_highlight": "...grade , or a <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">business<\/spanNN deal , since the main goal...", "offset_start": 488 }, { "issue_id": 944221, "nid": "718834", "title": "Adverbs ending in ly", "description": "<p>While an adverb ending with -ly has no grammatical problem, many consider it as bad style. Straight from \"On Writing Well, 5th Edition\" by\u00a0William Zinsser:\u00a0\"Most adverbs are unnecessary. You will clutter your sentence and annoy the reader if you choose a verb that has a specific meaning and then add an adverb that carries the same meaning. Don't tell us that the radio blared\u00a0loudly\u00a0- \"blare\" connotes loudness. Don't write that someone clenched his teeth tightly\u00a0- there's no other way to clench teeth. Again and again in careless writing, strong verbs are weakened by redundant adverbs.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>So instead of using an adverb that modifies a verb, make sure you have a strong verb instead.<\/p>", "match": "meticulously", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...meticulously checks performed by this...", "extract_highlight": "...<span class=\"pbot_highlight\">meticulously<\/spanRB checks performed by this...", "offset_start": 803 }, { "issue_id": 651189, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "I", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...reputation of expertise, I am sure this feature will be useful for...", "extract_highlight": "...reputation of expertise, <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">I<\/span> am sure this feature will be useful for...", "offset_start": 803 }, { "issue_id": 967319, "nid": "718837", "title": "Passive Voice", "description": "<p>Many scholars promote turning passive voice into active voice.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>The Columbia Guide to Standard American English<\/em>\u00a0(1993) stated that:<\/p>\r\n<blockquote><p><em>Active voice<\/em>\u00a0makes subjects do something (to something);\u00a0<em>passive voice<\/em>\u00a0permits subjects to have something done to them (by someone or something). Some argue that\u00a0<em>active voice<\/em>\u00a0is more muscular, direct, and succinct,\u00a0<em>passive voice<\/em>\u00a0flabbier, more indirect, and wordier. If you want your words to seem impersonal, indirect, and noncommittal,\u00a0<em>passive<\/em>\u00a0is the choice, but otherwise,\u00a0<em>active voice<\/em>\u00a0is almost invariably likely to prove more effective.<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_passive_voice#cite_note-9\" rel=\"nofollow\">[10]<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>", "match": "are collected", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...by this tool are collected from grammar experts of...", "extract_highlight": "...by this tool are collected from grammar experts of...", "offset_start": 803 }, { "issue_id": 477740, "nid": "718616", "title": "Nominalization", "description": "<p>Abstract nouns, such as \"decision\", often have verb forms, \"decide\", and several experts urge you to use verbs when possible rather than noun forms known as nominalizations. Sentences with many nominalizations usually have weak verbs such as have, make, give and forms of be as the main verbs. Using the action verbs disguised in nominalizations as the main verbs--instead of forms of be--can help to create engaging rather than dull prose. This check aims to identify abstract nouns, but not all will have a verb form.<\/p>\r\n<p>Example:Bad Nominalization: We conducted an investigation of the funding.Good Sentence: We investigated the funding.<\/p>", "match": "reputation", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...and books with reputation of expertise , I am sure...", "extract_highlight": "...and books with <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">reputation<\/spanNN of expertise , I am sure...", "offset_start": 803 }, { "issue_id": 420929, "nid": "767997", "title": "Long Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to break up long sentences (more than 35 words) to smaller ones.<\/p>", "match": "''What a great tool!!'' Could it be that it hardly never errs and guides the writer in creating an error free document?? Yes, many gonna think so but uncaught issues still lurk here and there in your text that Proofread Bot can't find so, make sure to report it in the forums, furthermore, you can win extra free proofread checks.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 1005 }, { "issue_id": 449095, "nid": "718834", "title": "Adverbs ending in ly", "description": "<p>While an adverb ending with -ly has no grammatical problem, many consider it as bad style. Straight from \"On Writing Well, 5th Edition\" by\u00a0William Zinsser:\u00a0\"Most adverbs are unnecessary. You will clutter your sentence and annoy the reader if you choose a verb that has a specific meaning and then add an adverb that carries the same meaning. Don't tell us that the radio blared\u00a0loudly\u00a0- \"blare\" connotes loudness. Don't write that someone clenched his teeth tightly\u00a0- there's no other way to clench teeth. Again and again in careless writing, strong verbs are weakened by redundant adverbs.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>So instead of using an adverb that modifies a verb, make sure you have a strong verb instead.<\/p>", "match": "hardly", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...it be that it hardly never errs and guides the...", "extract_highlight": "...it be that it <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">hardly<\/spanRB never errs and guides the...", "offset_start": 1005 }, { "issue_id": 718428, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "your", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...still lurk here and there in your text that Proofread Bot can't find so, make sure to...", "extract_highlight": "...still lurk here and there in <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">your<\/span> text that Proofread Bot can't find so, make sure to...", "offset_start": 1005 }, { "issue_id": 138754, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "you", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...in the forums, furthermore, you can win extra free proofread...", "extract_highlight": "...in the forums, furthermore, <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">you<\/span> can win extra free proofread...", "offset_start": 1005 }, { "issue_id": 639921, "nid": "713178", "title": "Negative Form", "description": "<p>From the Elements of Style: \"Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language. Use the word not as a means of denial or in antithesis, never as a means of evasion.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>He was not very often on time. <strong>=><\/strong> He usually came late.<\/p>\r\n<p>He did not think that studying Latin was much use. <strong>=><\/strong> He thought the study of Latin useless.<\/p>", "match": "can't", "suggestions": [], "hierarchy": [ "Assertiveness", "Style" ], "extract": "...your text that Proofread Bot can't find so, make sure to report it in the forums,...", "extract_highlight": "...your text that Proofread Bot <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">can't<\/span> find so, make sure to report it in the forums,...", "offset_start": 1005 }, { "issue_id": 802655, "nid": "713177", "title": "Avoid preposition at end of sentence", "description": "<p>Some grammarians argue that you should not use prepositions at the end of a sentence, others say that such an idiomatic expression is a valuable resource to the English language.<\/p>", "match": "with \\.", "suggestions": [], "hierarchy": [ "Preposition", "Grammar" ], "extract": "...wont put up with...", "extract_highlight": "...wont put up with...", "offset_start": 1337 }, { "issue_id": 571270, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "I", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...am sure in the long run Proofread Bot will prevail and...", "extract_highlight": "...am sure in the long run Proofread Bot will prevail and...", "offset_start": 1402 }, { "issue_id": 964358, "nid": "718838", "title": "Stacked Modifiers and Nouns", "description": "<p>Avoid using long strings of\u00a0modifiers\u00a0or\u00a0nouns. These stacked modifiers and nouns can be hard to read and sometimes create ambiguity. Add a few words (especially\u00a0prepositions\u00a0and\u00a0conjunctions) to make the relationships between nouns clear to the reader.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Weak Example<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><\/strong>Previous work has shown that a\u00a0<em><strong>purified pro-oxidant, vitamin E-deficient fish oil diet<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0protects mice against malaria parasites.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Improved Example<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><\/strong>Previous work has shown that feeding a\u00a0pro-oxidant diet containing fish oil, but devoid of vitamin E, protects mice against malaria parasites.<\/p>\r\n<p>--Orville A. Levande et al., \"Protection against Murine Cerebral Malaria by Dietary-Induced Oxidative Stress,\"\u00a0Journal of Parasitology<\/p>", "match": "large sized, well documented grammar literature ", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...the large sized , well documented grammar...", "extract_highlight": "...the large sized , well documented grammar...", "offset_start": 1509 }, { "issue_id": 506703, "nid": "718616", "title": "Nominalization", "description": "<p>Abstract nouns, such as \"decision\", often have verb forms, \"decide\", and several experts urge you to use verbs when possible rather than noun forms known as nominalizations. Sentences with many nominalizations usually have weak verbs such as have, make, give and forms of be as the main verbs. Using the action verbs disguised in nominalizations as the main verbs--instead of forms of be--can help to create engaging rather than dull prose. This check aims to identify abstract nouns, but not all will have a verb form.<\/p>\r\n<p>Example:Bad Nominalization: We conducted an investigation of the funding.Good Sentence: We investigated the funding.<\/p>", "match": "cooperation", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...for mutual cooperation with university writing labs...", "extract_highlight": "...for mutual <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">cooperation<\/spanNN with university writing labs...", "offset_start": 1509 }, { "issue_id": 545729, "nid": "718616", "title": "Nominalization", "description": "<p>Abstract nouns, such as \"decision\", often have verb forms, \"decide\", and several experts urge you to use verbs when possible rather than noun forms known as nominalizations. Sentences with many nominalizations usually have weak verbs such as have, make, give and forms of be as the main verbs. Using the action verbs disguised in nominalizations as the main verbs--instead of forms of be--can help to create engaging rather than dull prose. This check aims to identify abstract nouns, but not all will have a verb form.<\/p>\r\n<p>Example:Bad Nominalization: We conducted an investigation of the funding.Good Sentence: We investigated the funding.<\/p>", "match": "university", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...cooperation with university writing labs...", "extract_highlight": "...cooperation with <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">university<\/spanNN writing labs...", "offset_start": 1509 }, { "issue_id": 688127, "nid": "718616", "title": "Nominalization", "description": "<p>Abstract nouns, such as \"decision\", often have verb forms, \"decide\", and several experts urge you to use verbs when possible rather than noun forms known as nominalizations. Sentences with many nominalizations usually have weak verbs such as have, make, give and forms of be as the main verbs. Using the action verbs disguised in nominalizations as the main verbs--instead of forms of be--can help to create engaging rather than dull prose. This check aims to identify abstract nouns, but not all will have a verb form.<\/p>\r\n<p>Example:Bad Nominalization: We conducted an investigation of the funding.Good Sentence: We investigated the funding.<\/p>", "match": "usefulness", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...achieves his usefulness is important , hence every...", "extract_highlight": "...achieves his <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">usefulness<\/spanNN is important , hence every...", "offset_start": 1677 }, { "issue_id": 683115, "nid": "767997", "title": "Long Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to break up long sentences (more than 35 words) to smaller ones.<\/p>", "match": "When someone first sees this proofreading tool, they oftentimes worry that it will be useless the real reason for this worry, however, is that most users never experienced or used such a service before.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 1845 }, { "issue_id": 387313, "nid": "713177", "title": "Avoid preposition at end of sentence", "description": "<p>Some grammarians argue that you should not use prepositions at the end of a sentence, others say that such an idiomatic expression is a valuable resource to the English language.<\/p>", "match": "before \\.", "suggestions": [], "hierarchy": [ "Preposition", "Grammar" ], "extract": "...such a service before...", "extract_highlight": "...such a service before...", "offset_start": 1845 }, { "issue_id": 390586, "nid": "718834", "title": "Adverbs ending in ly", "description": "<p>While an adverb ending with -ly has no grammatical problem, many consider it as bad style. Straight from \"On Writing Well, 5th Edition\" by\u00a0William Zinsser:\u00a0\"Most adverbs are unnecessary. You will clutter your sentence and annoy the reader if you choose a verb that has a specific meaning and then add an adverb that carries the same meaning. Don't tell us that the radio blared\u00a0loudly\u00a0- \"blare\" connotes loudness. Don't write that someone clenched his teeth tightly\u00a0- there's no other way to clench teeth. Again and again in careless writing, strong verbs are weakened by redundant adverbs.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>So instead of using an adverb that modifies a verb, make sure you have a strong verb instead.<\/p>", "match": "only", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...checkers that only provide spellchecking...", "extract_highlight": "...checkers that <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">only<\/spanRB provide spellchecking...", "offset_start": 2049 }, { "issue_id": 435038, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "Me creating this tool will benefit the world.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2191 }, { "issue_id": 544340, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "Me", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...creating this tool will benefit the...", "extract_highlight": "...creating this tool will benefit the...", "offset_start": 2191 }, { "issue_id": 902048, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "Sentence without noun", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2238 }, { "issue_id": 718500, "nid": "718621", "title": "Sentence Without Verb", "description": "<p>Most sentences should have at least a verb. An exception to this is an exclamation like \"How quick!\"<\/p>", "match": "Sentence without noun", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2238 }, { "issue_id": 686890, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "- (Better run faster!)", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2261 }, { "issue_id": 511361, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "Determiner - subject, subject verb agreement.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2285 }, { "issue_id": 389132, "nid": "718616", "title": "Nominalization", "description": "<p>Abstract nouns, such as \"decision\", often have verb forms, \"decide\", and several experts urge you to use verbs when possible rather than noun forms known as nominalizations. Sentences with many nominalizations usually have weak verbs such as have, make, give and forms of be as the main verbs. Using the action verbs disguised in nominalizations as the main verbs--instead of forms of be--can help to create engaging rather than dull prose. This check aims to identify abstract nouns, but not all will have a verb form.<\/p>\r\n<p>Example:Bad Nominalization: We conducted an investigation of the funding.Good Sentence: We investigated the funding.<\/p>", "match": "agreement", "suggestions": [], "extract": "..., subject verb agreement...", "extract_highlight": "..., subject verb <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">agreement<\/spanNN...", "offset_start": 2285 }, { "issue_id": 687725, "nid": "718621", "title": "Sentence Without Verb", "description": "<p>Most sentences should have at least a verb. An exception to this is an exclamation like \"How quick!\"<\/p>", "match": "Determiner - subject, subject verb agreement.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2285 }, { "issue_id": 300161, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "- This roses is yellow.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2332 }, { "issue_id": 285234, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "These rose is yellow.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2357 }, { "issue_id": 94139, "nid": "713155", "title": "this\/that\/these\/those + verb", "description": "<p>Avoid the vague \"this\" and other demonstrative pronouns in formal writing. Do not just merely add a noun after it, but replace \"this\" with a noun phrase.<\/p>\r\n<p>VAGUE:\u00a0I kept working despite my aching back.\u00a0<em>This\u00a0<\/em>has helped me in my work.STILL VAGUE:\u00a0<em>This attitude\u00a0<\/em>has helped me in my work.CLEAR:\u00a0The same attitude\u00a0has helped me in my work.<\/p>", "match": "These rose", "suggestions": [], "hierarchy": [ "Vague Demonstrative Pronoun", "Demonstrative", "Pronoun", "Grammar" ], "extract": "...rose is yellow...", "extract_highlight": "...rose is yellow...", "offset_start": 2357 }, { "issue_id": 688549, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "These roses is yellow.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2380 }, { "issue_id": 693336, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "This rose are yellow.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2404 }, { "issue_id": 576078, "nid": "713155", "title": "this\/that\/these\/those + verb", "description": "<p>Avoid the vague \"this\" and other demonstrative pronouns in formal writing. Do not just merely add a noun after it, but replace \"this\" with a noun phrase.<\/p>\r\n<p>VAGUE:\u00a0I kept working despite my aching back.\u00a0<em>This\u00a0<\/em>has helped me in my work.STILL VAGUE:\u00a0<em>This attitude\u00a0<\/em>has helped me in my work.CLEAR:\u00a0The same attitude\u00a0has helped me in my work.<\/p>", "match": "This rose", "suggestions": [], "hierarchy": [ "Vague Demonstrative Pronoun", "Demonstrative", "Pronoun", "Grammar" ], "extract": "...rose are yellow...", "extract_highlight": "...rose are yellow...", "offset_start": 2404 }, { "issue_id": 654888, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "Conjunctive Adverb at start of sentence.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2427 }, { "issue_id": 300567, "nid": "718621", "title": "Sentence Without Verb", "description": "<p>Most sentences should have at least a verb. An exception to this is an exclamation like \"How quick!\"<\/p>", "match": "Conjunctive Adverb at start of sentence.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2427 }, { "issue_id": 512266, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "I", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...However I believe this is a great...", "extract_highlight": "...However <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">I<\/span> believe this is a great...", "offset_start": 2469 }, { "issue_id": 98240, "nid": "713155", "title": "this\/that\/these\/those + verb", "description": "<p>Avoid the vague \"this\" and other demonstrative pronouns in formal writing. Do not just merely add a noun after it, but replace \"this\" with a noun phrase.<\/p>\r\n<p>VAGUE:\u00a0I kept working despite my aching back.\u00a0<em>This\u00a0<\/em>has helped me in my work.STILL VAGUE:\u00a0<em>This attitude\u00a0<\/em>has helped me in my work.CLEAR:\u00a0The same attitude\u00a0has helped me in my work.<\/p>", "match": "this is", "suggestions": [], "hierarchy": [ "Vague Demonstrative Pronoun", "Demonstrative", "Pronoun", "Grammar" ], "extract": "...I believe this is a great beginning...", "extract_highlight": "...I believe this is a great beginning...", "offset_start": 2469 }, { "issue_id": 891438, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "Subordinate Conjunction without comma.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2517 }, { "issue_id": 895048, "nid": "718616", "title": "Nominalization", "description": "<p>Abstract nouns, such as \"decision\", often have verb forms, \"decide\", and several experts urge you to use verbs when possible rather than noun forms known as nominalizations. Sentences with many nominalizations usually have weak verbs such as have, make, give and forms of be as the main verbs. Using the action verbs disguised in nominalizations as the main verbs--instead of forms of be--can help to create engaging rather than dull prose. This check aims to identify abstract nouns, but not all will have a verb form.<\/p>\r\n<p>Example:Bad Nominalization: We conducted an investigation of the funding.Good Sentence: We investigated the funding.<\/p>", "match": "Conjunction", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...Conjunction without comma...", "extract_highlight": "...<span class=\"pbot_highlight\">Conjunction<\/spanNN without comma...", "offset_start": 2517 }, { "issue_id": 190338, "nid": "718621", "title": "Sentence Without Verb", "description": "<p>Most sentences should have at least a verb. An exception to this is an exclamation like \"How quick!\"<\/p>", "match": "Subordinate Conjunction without comma.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2517 }, { "issue_id": 854049, "nid": "718837", "title": "Passive Voice", "description": "<p>Many scholars promote turning passive voice into active voice.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>The Columbia Guide to Standard American English<\/em>\u00a0(1993) stated that:<\/p>\r\n<blockquote><p><em>Active voice<\/em>\u00a0makes subjects do something (to something);\u00a0<em>passive voice<\/em>\u00a0permits subjects to have something done to them (by someone or something). Some argue that\u00a0<em>active voice<\/em>\u00a0is more muscular, direct, and succinct,\u00a0<em>passive voice<\/em>\u00a0flabbier, more indirect, and wordier. If you want your words to seem impersonal, indirect, and noncommittal,\u00a0<em>passive<\/em>\u00a0is the choice, but otherwise,\u00a0<em>active voice<\/em>\u00a0is almost invariably likely to prove more effective.<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_passive_voice#cite_note-9\" rel=\"nofollow\">[10]<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>", "match": "was covered", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese ,...", "extract_highlight": "...though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese ,...", "offset_start": 2557 }, { "issue_id": 401255, "nid": "718616", "title": "Nominalization", "description": "<p>Abstract nouns, such as \"decision\", often have verb forms, \"decide\", and several experts urge you to use verbs when possible rather than noun forms known as nominalizations. Sentences with many nominalizations usually have weak verbs such as have, make, give and forms of be as the main verbs. Using the action verbs disguised in nominalizations as the main verbs--instead of forms of be--can help to create engaging rather than dull prose. This check aims to identify abstract nouns, but not all will have a verb form.<\/p>\r\n<p>Example:Bad Nominalization: We conducted an investigation of the funding.Good Sentence: We investigated the funding.<\/p>", "match": "punctuation", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...simple adverbs no punctuation necessary...", "extract_highlight": "...simple adverbs no <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">punctuation<\/spanNN necessary...", "offset_start": 2641 }, { "issue_id": 292960, "nid": "713178", "title": "Negative Form", "description": "<p>From the Elements of Style: \"Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language. Use the word not as a means of denial or in antithesis, never as a means of evasion.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>He was not very often on time. <strong>=><\/strong> He usually came late.<\/p>\r\n<p>He did not think that studying Latin was much use. <strong>=><\/strong> He thought the study of Latin useless.<\/p>", "match": "no", "suggestions": [], "hierarchy": [ "Assertiveness", "Style" ], "extract": "...behave as simple adverbs no punctuation...", "extract_highlight": "...behave as simple adverbs <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">no<\/span> punctuation...", "offset_start": 2641 }, { "issue_id": 231941, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "- She was accordingly quite interested in grammar.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2718 }, { "issue_id": 397001, "nid": "718834", "title": "Adverbs ending in ly", "description": "<p>While an adverb ending with -ly has no grammatical problem, many consider it as bad style. Straight from \"On Writing Well, 5th Edition\" by\u00a0William Zinsser:\u00a0\"Most adverbs are unnecessary. You will clutter your sentence and annoy the reader if you choose a verb that has a specific meaning and then add an adverb that carries the same meaning. Don't tell us that the radio blared\u00a0loudly\u00a0- \"blare\" connotes loudness. Don't write that someone clenched his teeth tightly\u00a0- there's no other way to clench teeth. Again and again in careless writing, strong verbs are weakened by redundant adverbs.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>So instead of using an adverb that modifies a verb, make sure you have a strong verb instead.<\/p>", "match": "accordingly", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...She was accordingly quite interested in grammar...", "extract_highlight": "...She was <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">accordingly<\/spanRB quite interested in grammar...", "offset_start": 2718 }, { "issue_id": 276209, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "I", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...ugly the gargoyle may be, I will go on a blind date with...", "extract_highlight": "...ugly the gargoyle may be, <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">I<\/span> will go on a blind date with...", "offset_start": 2770 }, { "issue_id": 85636, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "Here, it should be a conjunctive:", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2842 }, { "issue_id": 965272, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "Indefinite article - subject agreement:", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2955 }, { "issue_id": 262359, "nid": "718616", "title": "Nominalization", "description": "<p>Abstract nouns, such as \"decision\", often have verb forms, \"decide\", and several experts urge you to use verbs when possible rather than noun forms known as nominalizations. Sentences with many nominalizations usually have weak verbs such as have, make, give and forms of be as the main verbs. Using the action verbs disguised in nominalizations as the main verbs--instead of forms of be--can help to create engaging rather than dull prose. This check aims to identify abstract nouns, but not all will have a verb form.<\/p>\r\n<p>Example:Bad Nominalization: We conducted an investigation of the funding.Good Sentence: We investigated the funding.<\/p>", "match": "agreement", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...article : subject agreement...", "extract_highlight": "...article : subject <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">agreement<\/spanNN...", "offset_start": 2955 }, { "issue_id": 439824, "nid": "718621", "title": "Sentence Without Verb", "description": "<p>Most sentences should have at least a verb. An exception to this is an exclamation like \"How quick!\"<\/p>", "match": "Indefinite article - subject agreement:", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2955 }, { "issue_id": 920685, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "- I love a big beds of roses.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 2996 }, { "issue_id": 816646, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "I", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...I love a big beds of...", "extract_highlight": "...<span class=\"pbot_highlight\">I<\/span> love a big beds of...", "offset_start": 2996 }, { "issue_id": 904026, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "Singular nouns written with s at the end:", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 3027 }, { "issue_id": 354955, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "I", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...I study mathematics, which is very...", "extract_highlight": "...<span class=\"pbot_highlight\">I<\/span> study mathematics, which is very...", "offset_start": 3070 }, { "issue_id": 478503, "nid": "767998", "title": "Short Sentence", "description": "<p>Most professional editors and textbook writers try to maintain an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. This ideal size range is based on chunking and human memory principles, and some sentences will be longer than 20 words. In academic texts for example, you may have sentences of 30 or 35 words.<\/p>\r\n<p>Try to join short sentences (less than 10 words) to neighboring sentences with a coordinating or a subordinating conjunction.<\/p>", "match": "Dominoes is my favorite pastime.", "suggestions": [], "offset_start": 3119 }, { "issue_id": 182637, "nid": "718836", "title": "First and Second Person", "description": "<p>The more formal the writing, the more you should avoid using first and second person.<\/p>", "match": "my", "suggestions": [], "extract": "...is my favorite...", "extract_highlight": "...is <span class=\"pbot_highlight\">my<\/span> favorite...", "offset_start": 3119 } ]