Grammar Checklist Flashcards

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Sentence Problems

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  1. Run-on
  2. Comma Splice
  3. Fragment
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Verb Problems

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  1. Agreement (with subject)
    • Singular/Plural
    • Logic
  2. Parallel
  3. Tense
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Noun Problems

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  1. Agreement (with other nouns)

- Singular/Plural

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Pronouns Problems

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  1. Agreement (with noun)
  2. Ambiguous
  3. Case (subjective/objective)
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Preposition

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  1. Idioms
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Strategies for approaching Error IDs

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  1. Read with checklist in mind
  2. Cross off right choices
  3. Trim the fat
  4. Don’t be afraid to pick E
  5. Guess
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Faulty Comparisons

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  1. Whether the things can be compared
  2. Is the right comparing word used?
    • Between two or more
    • Countable or not
  3. Comparing word in the same form?
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Misplaced Modifiers

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  1. Is the modifier modifying the right subject?

2. The modifier should be as close to the subject modified as possible

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Adjectives and Adverbs

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  1. Adjective for noun, Adverb for verbs, adverbs, or adjectives
  2. Adverbs usually end with -ly
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Diction

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Is the right word used?

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