Click here to see detailed information for every writing trait from the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory.

Once you have attended to all of the other traits, you are ready to edit for conventions. Watch for a pattern in your conventions errors. This will help you next time you need to edit and remember that your conventions score includes formatting and citations.

Purdue University Online Writing Lab - This is one of my favorite sites because it addresses many of the most common errors in writing college papers.

• Run-ons, Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
•  Verb-Tense Consistency
•  Punctuation- Comma, Semicolon and more
•  Punctuation for Quoting Prose and Poetry
•  Parallel Structure - keeping consistent
•  Pronouns- agreement in number

University of North Carolina Writing Center - Also one of my favorite sites. Here are some great links to help you with editing and proofreading for grammar errors.

• Commas
•   Fragments and Run-On Sentences
•   Pronouns and Agreement in Number

Guide to Grammar and Writing - a great site with lots of quizzes to help you review and refresh your skills.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you know you have a conventions error but you can't figure out how to fix it, see me for help and a writer's conference.