Write On!

• Citation: Vol. 43 No. 3 Pg. 52
• Publication year: 2020
• Pages: 52
• Year: 2020

Write On! Vol. 43 No. 3 Pg. 52 Wyoming Bar Journal June, 2020

Spot the Errors: A Writing Analysis, Part 2

John H. Ridge, J.D., Ph.D. Fort Collins, Colorado

The best way to improve our reading comprehension is to read. The best way to improve our writing is to write. And the best way to learn to spot and correct grammatical errors is to… you guessed it… spot and correct errors. This year we are practicing these skills through a series of articles containing exercises designed to help us improve in these two areas. This is the second article in the series.

Each of the examples below includes one or more grammatical or punctuation errors. Let’s see if we can spot the errors and correct them.

Problems

1. “Do you have any weapons or sharp objects in your brief case,” the security guard asked the lawyer as she entered the courthouse.

2. On cross-examination, the plaintiff ’s attorney asked me if I saw which car crossed the yellow line first?

3. Do you know where the defendant hid the gun.

4. You don’t know where the defendant hid the gun do you?

5. The judge’s clerk brought water for the witness and I.

6. After spending seven...