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Fragment check: 'Because the deadline changed.' → attach it to an independent clause.
8 Grammar Check Checklist Examples
Use these examples to study structure, specificity, tone, and variation. They are demonstrations—not claims about a real person or organization unless the example itself makes that explicit.
Before you copy
What to notice in the examples
A useful checklist separates different error types into short passes, prioritizes meaning-changing mistakes over cosmetic preferences, and gives the writer a repeatable way to catch problems automated tools can miss.
- Check sentence structure and completeness.
- Check agreement, pronouns, modifiers, and verb forms.
- Finish with punctuation, capitalization, and consistency.
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Agreement check: 'The list of changes are' → 'The list of changes is.'
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Pronoun check: replace an unclear 'they' with the actual noun.
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Modifier check: move 'only' beside the word it limits.
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Tense check: keep a past event in past tense unless the timeline changes.
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Comma check: remove a comma that separates a subject from its verb.
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Capitalization check: lowercase a generic job title.
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Final read: compare the edited sentence with the intended meaning, not only the tool score.
Keep the underlying decision or pattern, then replace the subject, evidence, relationship, constraints, and tone with details that belong to your situation. If your final line still works after swapping only one noun, it may be too close to the example.