Verbal Flashcards
(36 cards)
Whenever I see Some experts’ ‘other ppl’
Contra conclusion is coming next or just contra evidence
Synonyms of ‘conclusion’
Position, explanation, claim, contention, opinion, argument
Can prepositional phrase be subject?
Vengeance ever ( prep phrase=preposition+noun after it)
Any time you see prepositions (including,as,like,at,over toward, about, on)
Next will be not much important - can’t contain subject or verb
When I see pronoun
I say it’s antecedent instead!
Whe I see ‘that’ it ‘those’
I oook for predecessor
Middle modifiers?
They type of dependent clauses, they interrupt complete thought
Run on
When sentence has 2 independent clauses and not connected properly
What can join independent clauses in run on?
- (;)
- Comma+ fanboys (for, and,nor, but,,or,yet,so)
- (:)
When I have (;), comma+fanboys
Comma+however?
Is not enough to separate independent clauses
Comma+ ‘Ing’ + dependent clause
Check that ‘ing’ action modifies entire action. Ing- verb should be the result of action I first part or happen at the same time as that action
When I see Comma+but
Is there independent clause before comma? If not, it’s incorrect
DC+IC+CM?
Is ok DC= Opening modifier
When I see statements on which I’m not sure
I ask affirmative question ‘transition to what?’ ( only writing in Eng?-NO,
Discounting
Weakening! Strongest evidence for discounting =weakening!
What is conclusion
Often it’s solution for problem ( evidence)
When I see helping verbs like ‘do’
I replace it with its actual verb. Ex: recovering uranium maybe worthwhile to do ( recover) someday
In BF, what is key
I should look for key words before and after the BF sentence. ‘For one thing’= statement is used to justify the claim in preceding sentence. ‘ the following considerations’ after BF = support that boldface
To allow X to do Y?
True. Not ‘to allow that X be Y’
Such that vs So that
So that- description of Why something is to be done ; Such that - description of HOWsmth is to be done
Rule for ‘unless’
‘Unless’ part should not contain ‘will’ it can only have ‘present simple -is’
I will go fishing, unless it rains!
According to some analysts
Same as ‘analysts said’ this past simple
Article ‘a’
Shows that smth after it is countable
Credit for vs credit with
Credit for is used with bank related occasions. Credit with is way to go, ‘Credit to’ is not a thing at all!