My preliminary paper, and paper one, had many common-sense mistakes. Pinpointing these mistakes and correcting them would help me achieve a higher grade. After doing research in Jane E. Aarons, The Little, Brown Compact Handbook, I could distinguish what to do and what not to do while writing. My hopes are to continue to correct my mistakes until I have perfected my writing skills. Mistakes I made in my preliminary paper are things I need to freshen up on. I used a lot of wrong words. I also had contractions, and I did not use correct apostrophes showing possession. What I did not know is to use standard American English. Now looking at your remarks I understand using “tons” was not correct. When researching information on apostrophes I was