I don't really look for mistakes that are commonly made in writing. But when I was in high school, my friends often asked me to revise their papers for them. I found myself making a lot of grammar corrections, changing word tenses, and also taking out and adding commas. I find that many of my friends use "red" when they should really be using "read" (ha ha). I know for me when I'm writing I do use words like "though" and "however" a lot. I don't know why but it is really a bad habit that I have. I guess I think it makes the paper sound better in way. But I must admit, I do overuse those words. If I had to give you guys any advice about things to watch out for when editing your paper, it would have to be WATCH THE COMMAS!!
When I usually wrap up a paper, I read through it thoroughly and slowly so that I may catch any missing words or words that should not be. I find that during this stage, I implement the MLA format by adding page numbers and doing a works cited page.
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