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Dangling modifier

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The modifier does not belong in the sentence (different subject)

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Misplaced modifier

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When the word you don’t intend on being modified is causing it to be misplaced

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Comma splice

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When a comma is not in the right place. Causing it to split up two different subjects

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Redundancy

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Is when something is heavily repeated in a sentence

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Sentence fragment

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When there is no subject or verb in the sentence. Making it an incomplete sentence

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Nym: homonym

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A word that has the same sound or spelling as another word. Just different meaning

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Nym: acronyms

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Abbreviation formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word.

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Nym: antonym

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Words that mean opposite

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Nym: synonym

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A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another
Example- big,large,huge

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Active voice

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Sentence with an action, verb the subject performs the action denoted by the verb

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Passive voice

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Being acted upon by the verb or passive

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Pleonasm

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Redundant phrasing

Example- ATM “automatic teller machine machine”