Verbal Flashcards

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What are trouble pronouns?

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It, its, they, there, them, which, that

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What are the three casual relationship errors?

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  1. Alternative explanation
  2. Reverse causality
  3. Coincidence
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Idiomatic expression, not only…

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But also

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Idiomatic expression, so…

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That. So must be followed by that when used to introduce a clause

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What are some common collective nouns?

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Board, cabinet, company, majority, jury, faculty, department, council,

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What is the difference between rise and raise

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Raise always takes a direct object and rise is only used where there is no direct object.

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What are the “A” prepositions?

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aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, amid, among, anti, around, as, at

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What are the “B” prepositions?

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before
behind
below
beneath
beside
besides
between
beyond
but
by
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Either… Or and neither… Nor vs either and neither

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Match the closest noun’s number, neither and either are always singular

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What are the sanam pronouns and why are they important?

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Some, any, none, all, more, most. They can be either singular or plural.

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Each and every, what kind of subject

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Always singular.

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What are the parallel markers?

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And, both/and, or, either/or, not/but, not only/but also, rather than, from/to

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