HESI A2 common grammatical mistakes Flashcards
subject-verb agreement
when subject and verb are separated…
ignore any ___ ____ or ____
examples (8)
find subject and verb and make sure they agree
ex. the QUESTION that appears on all the tests IS inappropriate.
intervening phrases or clauses
e.g., along with, including, as well as, together with, besides, except plus
define collective noun
examples
singular in form, plural in meaning
ex. family, audience, committee, board, faculty
subject-verb agreement
when the subject is a collective noun…
-if group is acting as single entity, use ___ ___
ex. the faculty (agree or agrees) to administer the test.
- if group is acting separately, use a ___ ___
ex. the faculty (is or are) not in agreement about which test to adminster
singular verb
ex. the FACULTY AGREES to administer the test
plural verb
ex. the FACULTY ARE not in agreement about which test to adminster
subject-verb agreement
when the subject is a compound subject…
-when the subject consists of 2 or more words that are connected by the word ___, and the subject is ___, calls for a ___ verb
ex. the faculty and the students (is or are) in agreement.
and, plural, plural
ex. are
subject-verb agreement
when the subject is a compound subject…
-when the subject consists of 2 or more singular words that are connected by the words ___, ____/____, ___/___, ____/____, and the subject is ___, calls for a ___ verb
ex. neither the student nor the dean (were or was) on time for class.
or, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also
singular
singular
ex. was
subject-verb agreement
when the subject is a compound subject…
-when the subject consists of singular and plural words that are connected by the words ___, ____/____, ___/___, ____/____, choose a verb that agrees with ___ ___ ___ ___
ex. either the students or the teaching assistant (is or are) responsible.
or, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also
subject closest to verb
ex. is
3 ways to solve run-on sentences
- replacing comma with dash, semicolon, or colon
- by adding a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor)
- by making two separate sentences
Define pronoun case
what are the 3 cases?
Indicates form of pronoun in relation to the other words in a sentence
3 cases: nominative, objective, possessive
the case of a personal pronoun depends on pronoun’s function in the sentence:
subject –> ___
complement (predicate nominative, DO, IO) –> ___
object of preposition –> ___
replacement for possessive form –> ___
nominative
nominative
objective
possessive
I studied for the exam.
He and I went to the conference.
Susan gave the results of the test to them.
That desk is hers.
when choosing a pronoun that is in a compound subject…
sometimes it’s helpful to say the sentence without the conjunction and the other subject
apostrophes
aren’t used to make a word plural, including years and surnames (apostrophe indicate possession)
misplaced modifier
what is a type of misplaced modifier? define
words that aren’t located properly in relation to words they modify
dangling participial phrase: when the participial phrase directly precedes or directly follows a noun that it doesn’t modify
define participial phrase
phrase formed by a participle, its object, and the object’s modifiers; the phrase functions as an adjective and modifies the noun that either directly precedes or directly follows the phrase
define euphemism
mild, indirect, vague term that has been substituted for that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive
define cliche
expressions/ideas that have lost their originality or impact over time bc of excessive use
