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Use of a possessive in place of a plural, and vice versa. Incorrect noun phrases a/an misuse number agreement problems in noun phrases ("five machine" instead of "five machines"). Incorrect use of adjectives and adverbs, comparatives and superlatives, "like" as a conjunction, "nor" versus "or," "what" versus "which," "who" versus "whom," units of measurement, conjunctions, prepositions, and pronouns. Jones") or titles that precede proper nouns ("aunt Helen" should be "Aunt Helen").

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