Random Flashes Flashcards
Including vs. Like
The word including is used to introduce examples. The word like is used to indicate a similarity between two or more things.
Contrast Words like although,but
The sentence begins with a contrast word ( although ), so make sure the rest of the sentence does convey a contrast.
That vs those
The two words are pronouns, but one is singular and one is plural.
Unlike
Always look for comparison
FANBOYS
FANBOYS: for , and , nor , but , or , yet , so
Should vs Must
word should means “moral obligation”
On the other hand, the use of must in the first sentence indicates a legally binding obligation
Indefinite singular pronouns
everybody,anything,no one ,everything ,someone ,nobody ,anyone ,somebody ,nothing ,anybody ,something
SANAM
Some, any, none, all, most/more
If it is a SANAM pronoun, make sure the verb agrees with the noun object of the prepositional phrase that follows the pronoun.
-ing word
just remember that an - ing word by itself is never a working verb
Uses of that
- the word that signals to the reader that more information is coming
- Sometimes signal noun modifier
Complex sentences
In sum, use a comma plus a FANBOYS conjunction to connect independent clauses. Cross off any answers that connect two independent clauses using only a comma.
Adjectives vs Adverbs
Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns.
Adverbs are words that modify adjectives, verbs and other adverbs.
Adjectives modifying linking verbs
Be- can be used as is
feel, look, smell, sound, taste
appear, seem
become (also the verbs get, turn, and grow when they mean “become”
Noun modifier
When you can ask a who, what, which , or where question about a noun, and the answer points to the noun modifier
Place a NOUN and its MODIFIER as close together as possible—the closer, the better!
Noun Modifier Markers: Relative Pronouns
WhichThatWhoWhoseWhomWhereWhen
Who,whom,whose - modify people Whose : modify things Which,whom : follow prepositions Where : modify noun place When : modify noun event or time
