Unpack noun phrases that contain too many nouns in a row. In the sentence, "Be sure to leave enough time for today's training session participant evaluation," whether the evaluation is for the participants or the session is unclear. Add verbs and prepositions to clarify the relationship between the nouns, as in the following examples: "Be sure to leave enough time for participants to evaluate today's training session" or "Be sure to leave enough time to evaluate the participants in today's training session."
Fix faulty verb phrases, phrases that function as verbs in a sentence. The verb in the following sentence is incorrectly conjugated: "The Romans had conduct censuses every five years." The verb phrase "had conduct" should be written as "had conducted."
Replace incorrect prepositions at the beginning of prepositional phrases. The preposition "on" in "On the collapse of Rome, censuses were discontinued," is incorrect and should be replaced with "after."
Order adjectives in an adjectival phrase properly. When more than one adjective in a row precedes a noun, arrange them in the following order: determiners (a, the, my), expressions of order or numbers, expressions of quantity, adjectives of judgment or opinion, adjectives of size or shape, adjectives of age or condition, adjectives of color and finally adjectives that also can be used as nouns (French, metal). For example, in the sentence "A tiny few red ants," "tiny" is in the wrong place and should come second, as in "A few tiny red ants."
Correct faulty idiomatic phrases, which are figures of speech not meant to be read literally. The following idiomatic expression, "hit the nail over the head," is incorrect and should actually read "hit the nail on the head."