Mechanics errors: essay with all e-rater Mechanics errors

Modified on Wed, 1 Nov, 2023 at 5:08 AM

The following essay deliberately incorporates each of the e-rater Mechanics errors to serve as an example. (See a list of e-rater Mechanics errors).

The Impact of Technology on Society

In the modern day, technolgy [301] impacts american [302] society in countless ways. however [303], is it all for the good [304] That remains to be seen. its [306] evident, therefore [307] that there are both positives and negatives to consider [305]

In fact, people have a love hate [308] relationship with tech. Cyber bullying [310] and online harassment are also prevalent. There are highstakes [309] as we navigate this new form of social interaction.

The more we understand, the better of [310] we will be. Cyberbullying is very real and needs to be needs to be [311] addressed. So,, [312] we can work to solve these problems with all this information.

Feedback Mapping

301 - SPELLING: The word "technolgy" is misspelled. It should be "technology."
302 - CAPITALIZE PROPER NOUNS: The word "american" should be capitalized as it is a proper noun.
303 - MISSING INITIAL CAPITAL LETTER IN A SENTENCE: The word "however" should be capitalized.
304 - MISSING QUESTION MARK: The sentence "is it all for the good" is a question and should end with a question mark.
305 - MISSING FINAL PUNCTUATION: The phrase ending in "negatives to consider " is a complete sentence and should end with a period.
306 - MISSING APOSTROPHE: The word "its" should be "it's" to indicate a contraction.
307 - MISSING COMMA: A comma should follow the word "therefore."
308 - HYPHEN ERROR: The phrase "love hate" should have a hyphen: "love-hate."
309 - FUSED WORDS: The word "highstakes" should be "high stakes."
310 - COMPOUND WORDS: The phrase "Cyber bullying" should be "Cyberbullying."
311 - DUPLICATES: The sentence "Cyberbullying is very real and needs to be needs to be addressed" unnecessarily repeats "needs to be". Consider restructuring the sentence for clarity.
312 - EXTRA COMMA: There is an unnecessary comma after "So".