Reflection Paper

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Reflection Paper
As I reflect over my past writings, I’m amazed by how little I knew about the writing process. English is one of the most complex languages on the planet. The ground rules are very significant and must be followed correctly to achieve the best results. In writing an essay paper, the proper placement of the topic sentence is important. The correct use of sentence structure is equally important in writing an essay. Proper grammar is an important element in writing an acceptable paper.
A topic sentence is used to state the subject of an essay paper. I have had great difficulty with the proper placement of a topic sentence. One inaccuracy that I made was to use a body main idea as the topic statement. Another mistreatment that I have preformed was to omit the topic sentence from the introductory paragraph. My most recent error, the topic sentence was absent in the conclusion paragraph. Learning to write well takes time and practice. Good writing skills are essential for effective communication.
Sentence structure is an independent grammatical unit that has a subject and predicate. The complexity of correct sentence structure has been a challenging process for me to learn. The comma is used to indicate a separation of ideas or elements within the structure of a sentence. The use of a comma is one of my big trouble areas. I create comma splices, as well as, I forget to use a comma in front of the word “and” when joining three or more items. A sentence that lacks a subject, a verb, or doesn’t complete an understandable thought is a sentence fragment. I have an extensive problem with fragmented sentences. I start a new sentence that builds on or adds to the previous sentence, and I overlook the fact that the new sentence does not have a subject. The fragment can be fixed by combining it with another sentence, or by changing the fragment into a sentence. A run-on sentence happens when two sen...