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What is a misplaced modifier?
What is a dangling modifier?
What is faulty predication?
The error that results when subject and verb do not go together logically.
What is an example of incomplete comparison?
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What does lack of parallelism refer to?
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What is voice/subject shift?
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What does shift in number mean?
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What does shift in mood occur with?
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What is a shift in person?
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What does shift in tense refer to?
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What is jargon?
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What is a euphemism?
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Define slang.
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What is a cliche?
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What does coordination refer to in grammar?
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What is subordination in a sentence?
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Define personification.
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What is a dependent clause?
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Define object in grammatical terms.
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What is a subject in a sentence?
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Define noun.
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Define pronoun.
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Study Notes
Grammatical Errors and Modifiers
- Misplaced Modifier: Modifies an unintended word due to poor placement; e.g., "She saw the house being built in her mind."
- Dangling Modifier: Similar error where the modifying phrase is improperly placed; e.g., "With fifty pages left to read, War and Peace was absorbing."
- Faulty Predication: Occurs when subject and verb do not logically connect; e.g., "The purpose of cinema was invented to entertain people."
- Incomplete Comparison: Lacks clear identification of what is being compared, leading to ambiguity.
Sentence Structure Issues
- Lack of Parallelism: Involves sentences where similar parts lack grammatical consistency; e.g., "Annie likes to rap, nap, and eating snacks."
- Voice/Subject Shift: Verbs should maintain the same voice within a sentence; e.g., "When the children turned on the TV, a buzzing sound was heard."
- Shift in Number: Inconsistent shifts from singular to plural; e.g., "When someone calls, tell them I'm not at home."
- Shift in Mood: Occurs in directions where the mood improperly changes; e.g., "Take two aspirins, and then you should call me in the morning."
- Shift in Person: Mixing first, second, or third person within a sentence; e.g., "I stayed at the house, but the others left."
- Shift in Discourse: Includes both direct (exact words in quotation marks) and indirect (paraphrased) citations.
Language and Style Elements
- Shift in Tense: Fluctuation between past and present tense to enhance narratives.
- Jargon: Technical language peculiar to a specific profession that may confuse outsiders; e.g., "We sociologists have identified the need for perspective thinking."
- Euphemism: A softer, less offensive way of expressing something unpleasant; e.g., "General Motors faced work stoppage when they didn't pay workers more."
- Slang: Informal language replacing standard words; e.g., "American Beauty was a cool movie."
- Cliché: Overused phrases that lack originality; e.g., "The grass is greener on the other side."
Sentence Components
- Coordination: Achieves grammatical equivalence through coordinating conjunctions; e.g., "I went to the buffet six times, and still saved room for dessert."
- Subordination: Links clauses such that one relies on another; e.g., "Since I was hungry again in an hour, I drove through the Whataburger drive-thru."
- Personification: Assigning human characteristics to nonhuman elements; e.g., "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."
- Dependent Clause: Cannot stand alone as a complete sentence, functioning as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
- Independent Clause: A complete sentence that can stand alone.
- Object: Anything visible, tangible, and stable.
- Subject: The main focus of the sentence, defining what it’s about.
- Noun: A person, place, thing, or idea.
- Verb: An action word defining what is happening.
- Pronoun: A word that substitutes for a noun.
- Concise: Expression that is brief and straight to the point.
- Conjunction: A word used to connect phrases or sentences.
- Adjective: A word that describes a noun.
- Adverb: A word modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
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