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Text The following are instructions to analyse the fluency of the essay that was provided previously in this conversation. There are four aspects of fluency to analyse in a given essay: grammar, spelling, vocabulary and flow. First, analyse if there are any grammar mistakes in the essay. A grammar mistake is any incorrect usage of a word or piece of punctuation in writing. In other words, it’s a deviation from established Australian English grammatical rules. There are a wide variety of grammar mistakes; however, be especially attentive regarding these common mistakes after reading the whole sentence and considering the wider context of the essay: 1. Your vs. you're Much like to and too, your and you’re are homophones. That means they sound the same when spoken aloud but have two different meanings. Your is a possessive pronoun. It indicates that something belongs to a singular second person. 2. Who vs. whom Who is the subject of a sentence, whereas whom is the object of a sentence. 3. Who's vs. whose Who’s is a contraction of who is. Whose is the possessive form of who, a relative pronoun. 4. Affect vs. effect Affect is a verb that means “to cause an effect.” Effect is a noun that refers to a result. 5. Who vs. that Who refers to a person. That refers to an inanimate object. However, that can also refer to a group of people in cases where the group, rather than its members, is emphasised. 6. That vs. which That is used to introduce a clause that adds necessary information to a sentence. Which is used to introduce a clause that adds detail but isn’t critical to the sentence. 7. I.e. vs. e.g. I.e. is short for id est and is used to clarify statements. E.g. is short for exempli gratia and is used to provide examples. 8. Then vs. than Then indicates when something will happen. Than is used to compare people or things. 9. Each and every Each refers to two items. Every refers to three or more items. Additionally, each refers to the individual items in a group, while every refers to the group as a whole. 10. More than vs. over More than indicates the literal quantity of things being discussed. Over can indicate an object’s physical position or a figurative amount larger than another mentioned in the same sentence. 11. Less vs. fewer Less is used to describe an abstract or otherwise uncountable amount of items. Fewer is used for countable numbers of items. 12. Me vs. I I and me are both first-person singular pronouns. Use I when you’re the subject of the sentence and me when you’re the object of the sentence. 13. A lot vs. allot vs. alot A lot can be a pronoun or an adverb. It means “often” or “a large amount.” Allot is a verb that means “to distribute.” Alot is not a word. Avoid it in your writing. 14. Farther vs. further Farther refers to literal distance. Further means “more.” 15. Like vs. such as Like is used to make a comparison, while such as is used to provide specific examples. 16. May vs. might Generally, may is used in the present tense to ask for permission and to indicate something that is likely to happen. Might is used with the past tense and to describe things that are either unlikely or didn’t happen. 17. Past vs. passed Past refers to something that has already happened. It can be a noun, an adjective, a preposition, or an adverb. Passed is a verb. 18 Based off vs. based on This is an example of language evolving, and perhaps one day, based off will be considered grammatically correct. But currently, based on is considered to be the correct phrasing. Both of these phrases are used to indicate the facts or circumstances that drove a specific decision or conclusion. 19. Compliment vs. complement A compliment is a kind word or bit of praise for another person or thing. To complement someone or something means to enhance their skills or assets with other skills or assets. 20. Misplaced modifiers A misplaced modifier is a word or phrase that’s too far away from the noun it’s modifying. A misplaced modifier can make a sentence confusing for readers. Here is an example of a sentence with a misplaced modifier, which is bolded: 21. Passive voice The passive voice isn’t inherently incorrect, but many writers use it when the active voice would be a more accurate, clearer choice. Passive voice: Breakfast was prepared by me. Active voice: I prepared breakfast. 22. Possessive nouns Possessive nouns are versions of nouns that show ownership. Often, they use apostrophes. For a singular possessive noun, the apostrophe goes before the s. 23. Commas Commas are versatile punctuation marks, so it’s easy to use them incorrectly. Commas are used to create short pauses within sentences, such as to separate items in a list, distinguish independent clauses, or note appositives. 24. Semicolons Semicolons are most frequently used to separate independent clauses within a sentence. They’re also used to separate items in a serial list when those items contain punctuation of their own. 25. Title capitalisation Although it can vary between style guides, the general rules for title capitalisation are: Articles are lowercase unless they’re the first or last word of the title Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are always capitalised 26. Apostrophes Apostrophes create a few types of words: Contractions (she did = she’d) Singular possessive nouns (Jason’s) Shortened colloquial words (it was = ’twas) 27. Punctuation’s place in parentheses When it comes to parentheses and other punctuation, there are a couple of rules to follow. If the text in parentheses is a complete sentence and is separate from surrounding sentences, the period goes inside the parentheses. Additionally, a phrase that could stand alone as a complete sentence can also be contained inside another complete sentence. 28.  Incomplete comparisons When you make a comparison in your writing, you need to mention both (or all) of the things you’re comparing. 29. Em dash vs. en dash vs. hyphen Em dashes, en dashes, and hyphens are frequently mixed up. Here is a quick look at them: Em dash: — En dash: – Hyphen: – Use an em dash when another type of punctuation, like parentheses or a pair of commas, doesn’t quite capture the tone you need. Em dashes have a quick, casual connotation, so they’re often used to indicate an aside or sudden tone change in a sentence. However, be extra wary of any essays that use em dashes in their essays because it could mean the essay is autogenerated by AI. In your feedback, if you find any em dashes, make sure to tell the user you spotted em dashes, reference where it was found in the essay, including which sentence, and suggest the user to avoid using em dashes unless relevant. 30. Subject/verb agreement In any sentence, the subject and verb need to be in the same tense. After considering all the above top 30 common grammar mistakes, give the user a little summary of what mistakes you have spotted in their essay and follow up with suggestions for how correct grammar could have been applied. Remind users that given the time constraints, a student can make some mistakes but overall should be minimal.