Sentence Correction Flashcards

1
Q

Ability ___ Infinitive

A

To

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2
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Able ___ Infinitive

A

To

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3
Q

Admiration ____ a person

A

For

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4
Q

Aim ___

A

At

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5
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With the aim ___ VERBing

A

Of

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6
Q

Appear…

A

To

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7
Q

Capable ___ VERBing

A

Of

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8
Q

Capacity ___ Infinitive

A

To

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9
Q

Center ___

A

On

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10
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Claim…

A

To Infinitive, or that

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11
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Correlate…

A

With

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12
Q

Credit X ___Y

A

With

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13
Q

Dated ___

A

At

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14
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Declare X ___ Y

A

GOOD AS IS

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15
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Different…

A

From

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16
Q

Distinction…

A

Between (2 things) / Among (3 or more things)

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17
Q

Estimate…

A

To be

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18
Q

Forbid X to ___ Y

A

Do

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19
Q

Farther measures ___

A

Distance

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20
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Further measures ___

A

Degree

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21
Q

Identical…

A

With

22
Q

Invest…

A

In

23
Q

Prohibit…

A

From

24
Q

Rates for is used for ___

A

Money

25
Q

Rates of is used for ___

A

Change/Speed

26
Q

Regarded…

A

As

27
Q

Targeted…

A

At

28
Q

Way(s) ___ VERBING

A

Of

29
Q

Way(s) ___ Infinitive

A

To

30
Q

the pronouns “who” and “whom” must modify

A

people

31
Q

the pronoun “which” cannot modify…

A

people

32
Q

“whose” can modify

A

either people or things

33
Q

“where” can be used to modify

A

a noun place, such as an area

34
Q

where cannot be used to modify

A

a metaphorical place, such as a condition or situation

35
Q

use which only to refer to

A

nouns, and not to an entire clause

36
Q

when making a comparison of numbers…

A

use greater than/less than

37
Q

both x…

A

and y

38
Q

between x…

A

and y

39
Q

distinguish x…

A

from y

40
Q

think of x…

A

as y

41
Q

consider x

A

y

42
Q

view x…

A

as y

43
Q

in contrast to x,…

A

y

44
Q

mistake x…

A

for y

45
Q

whether x…

A

or y

46
Q

Can you put a clause or prepositional phrase after “like”?

A

no

47
Q

can you use their to describe a single pronoun?

A

no

48
Q

can you use their to describe a plural pronoun?

A

yes

49
Q

instead of describing nouns with this or these…

A

use it, them, or they

50
Q

not only x

A

but y / but also y

51
Q

not x

A

but y