Grammar general review Flashcards
(15 cards)
If I have a group of words that is not express a complete thought that is a…
Fragment
Two sentences improperly jointed or connected
Run-on
Ways to fix a run-on
Period and capital letter
Semi colon and coordinate conjuction
Idea that everything in the sentence has one though
Unity
Is it possible to have too much coordination in the sentence?
Yes, excessive coordination, avoid it
“When everyone panic, the earthquake struck”
Upside down subordination
Modifier does not have something to modify
Dangling modifier
Modifier that you can move and everything would be okay
Misplaced modifier
If something plural has to be singular and problems with I, He, It
Pronoun reference problems
Problems that occur with omitting the article a, an, or the or omitting verbs, prepositions and conjunctions that is…
Clear and logical construction
Problem if I have several items in a series and two of them were gerunds and one of them an infinitive.
Parallelism
Error with unnecessary shifts on the subject, the voice on the verb, tense
Point of view
Saying what you want to say in the less words possible
Concise
Stressing a certain part of a sentence
Emphasis