Presented by the Writing Lab in honor

of National Grammar Day 2012.

Grammatical Hall of Shame

The following examples are not grammatically correct as this carton of milk is.

Picture taken by Randi Gingerich

The UWF Graduate School offers advanced degrees including, master's degrees in 26 different programs with more than 50 academic specializations, two specialist degrees and a doctorate in education with seven specializations.

Submitted by Randi Gingerich

Were open? Too bad for the people who arrived at 3 a.m. to see that the restaurant “were” open but isn’t anymore.

Submitted by Victoria Clarice Johnson

My hot what?

Submitted by Victoria Clarice Johnson

Submitted by Victoria Clarice Johnson

There are several errors here. The most

noteworthy ones, though,

are an unnecessary comma and

the colon after “such as.”

Picture Taken by Toni Holt

Submitted by Justin King

In addition to simply being random, this jar indicates that “gum” owns something—money maybe?

In case you were wondering, colons should go inside quotation marks.

Submitted by Randi Gingerich

Something is definitely missing in this example.Quotation marks?A semicolon?

Also, when didwater start taking showers?

Submitted by Randi Gingerich

First line of Lady GaGa’s song “Edge of Glory”:

“There ain’t no reason you and me should be alone tonight.”

Submitted by Kristin Schipani

Missing comma. Misspelled word. Incorrect capitalization.

Submitted by Randi Gingerich

Yes, this picture was real.

Submitted by Gregory Miller

Third Place: Submitted by Justin King

One Sign, Two Errors

What a compliment!

Second Place: Submitted by Melanie Jacobi

First Place: Submitted by Randi Gingerich

We did not even mark all the errors.