Test 14 Flashcards
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? modifiers are located in such a way that they appear to be modifying the wrong word.
Misplaced.
“Sam told me before the track meet to run with him,” is a sentence containing a ? modifier.
two-way.
“The girl ate her lunch and then they went shopping,” is an example of an awkward sentence with a shift in ?.
subject.
Indicate what kind of sentence error follows: The ink in the cartridge of the printer.
sentence fragment.
Too many short, single-idea sentences that follow the same pattern lead to ?.
choppiness.
“Jacob talked with him about his new song” is an example of a(n) ? reference and is in need of a clear antecedent.
ambiguous.
A ? sentence is two or more sentences written as if they were only one sentence.
run-on.
? modifiers have no word in the sentence to modify; they are not logically connected to any word in the sentence.
dangling.
More words used than necessary in a sentence to accomplish a written purpose results in ?.
wordiness.
A ? fragment is a group of related words containing neither a subject nor a predicate.
phrase.
“Bill drove all weekend. He was exhausted on Monday.” combined into once sentence “Since Bill drove all weekend he was exhausted on Monday” would make the first part of the sentence an adverb ?.
clause.
In “Jesus Christ, who is the Light of the world, has saved His people from their sin,” the clause “who is the Light of the world” is considered the ? clause.
subordinate.
Indicate what kind of sentence error follows: Jason tried to print his report. To meet the deadline.
phrase fragment.
Indicate what kind of sentence error follows: Jason tried to print his report the printer did not work.
run-on sentence.
The ? use of pronouns, such as it, they, and you, should be avoided in writing sentences.
indefinite.
“His new laptop is compact, sleek, and it is light” is grammatically ?.
not parallel.
Two or more equal and closely related ideas expressed in the same grammatical form is called a(n) ? sentence.
parallel.
A sentence is ? when two unequal ideas are given equal rank, instead of placing one subordinate to the other.
uncoordinated.
A ? fragment does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
dependent clause.
Too many ideas strung together with and, but, and so, leads to a ? style.
stringy.
Indicate what kind of sentence error follows: After Jason tried to print his report.
dependent clause fragment.
? modifiers cause confusion when placed in a position where they could logically modify two different words.
Two-way.
“She bought material so she could sew a new dress so that she could go to the wedding of her cousin which was going to be next month” is an example of a ? sentence.
stringy.
The solution to unnecessary word repetition is ?.
conciseness.
