Sentence Correction 2 Flashcards
comparision markers
like, unlike, as that, as, different from in contrast
Wrong: The athlete enojyed lifing weights more than to run around the track
RUNNING
Right: My car is bigger than Brain’s
Right: My house is smaller than the smiths;s
Right: I walk faster than Brian
Right: I walk as fast now as when I was younger
Right: Apples are more healthy to eat than caramels
Right: Apples are more healthy to eat than caramel are
Like is used to compare nouns pronouns, or noun phrases
Right: Like her borther, Ava aced the test
On the other hand, as can be used to compare two clauses:
Wrong: Like her borther Did, Ava aced her test
Right: As her brother Did, Ava aced the test
When comparing two things use the comparative form of an adjective or adverb. when comparing more than two things use the superlarative form of an adjective
Comparative: SHe is SHORTER than her sister
Superlative: She the SHORTEST of her five Sibilings
Compartative: You are MORE INTERESTING THAN HE
Superlative: You are the MOst Insteresting person here
Pronouns
it, its, they, them, their
Wrong: When a student calls, take down their name
Right: When a student calls, take down his or her name
Her company is outperforming THAT of her competitor
Wrong: Her Compnay is outperforming those of her competitors
RIght: the companies of her competitiors
Wrong: Her Products are unsual; many consider these unique
Right: Her Products are unsual; many consider them unique
Present Perfect: Have/Has
Action that started in the past but continue into the peresent or remain true in the present.
Right: THe child has drawn a square in the sand
The child is no longer in the act of drawing a square however the square is still there.
-The present perfect indicated either continued action or continued effeceted of a completed action
With SINCE use the present perfect to indicate an action or effect that continues to the present time
Wrong: Since 1986 no one broke the world record
Right: Since 1986 no one has broken the world record
Passive voice
Right: IT has been decided by Jason that he will not attend college next fall
Wrong: Last Monday, Mary realized that she will have tp spend all of that night rewritting her application because she did not back up her files
RIGHT; WOULD HAVE
Wrong: The dealer was asked to sell a painting by Picasso
by picasso is ambigious (could be meant to tell you who asked the dealer to sell the painting.
Right: The dealer was asked to sell a Picasso painting
Too short: Memorial day week
Too short: The merger year
Too short: The oxgyen amount
Better: the week of memorial day
Better: THe year of the merger.
Better: The amount of oxygen
Too short: The face I see in ads everday is a famous actor
Better: THe face I see in ads everyday is that of a famous actor
What ever needs explanation should be placed as close to the colon as possible
`
Ex) Wrong: Three factors affect the rate of a reaction: concentration, surface area….
Right: The rate of a reaction is affected by three factors: concentration, surface areaa and…
Dash -
is used as an emphatic comma semicolon or colon
Wrong: My three best friends, Danny, Enrico, and JOey and I went Skying
Right: My three best friends -Danny, Enrico, and JOey- and I went Skying
