Errors

ERROR 1

• Original Sentence: "And I go to BYU."
• Problem: Sentence Fragment.
• Rule: Sentences cannot begin with "and".
• Solution: I go to BYU.

ERROR 2

• Original Sentence: "So as missionaries, there are things we can do to help these investigators, our neighbors, friends, classmates, be converted to someone just a little better than they were before."
• Problem: Comma usage.
• Rule: When introducing a list, without a verb or preposition before, a colon must be used rather than a comma.
• Solution: So as missionaries, there are things we can do to help these investigators: our neighbors, friends, classmates, be converted to someone just a little better than they were before.

ERROR 3

• Original Sentence: "As Elder Holland said, Zion is wherever the church is. It is not where we live; it’s how we live."
• Problem: Lack of quotations.
• Rule: Quotations marks must be used around direct quotes.
• Solution: As Elder Holland said, "Zion is wherever the church is. It is not where we live; it’s how we live."

ERROR 4

• Original Sentence: "And service is one way we can draw others toward Christ."
• Problem: Sentence Fragment.
• Rule: Sentences cannot begin with "and".
• Solution: Service is one way we can draw others toward Christ.

ERROR 5

• Original Sentence: "What they are called to do."
• Problem: Sentence fragment.
• Rule: Complete sentences must include a subject.
• Solution: It is what they are called to do.