Sentence Correction Flashcards
What is the rule for modifiers?
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing it modifies.
How do you spot misplaced modifiers?
Two phrases are separated by a comma and one or both of them are underlined.
What must clearly refer to a noun, and must agree with that noun in gender and quantity?
Pronouns
What must always agree with each other?
Subjects and Verbs
How do you spot subject/verb disagreement?
They are placed as far away from each other as possible.
What is Parallel Construction?
Items in a list or items that are being compared, must all contain he same parts of speech, and must look the same.
How do you spot Parallel Construction errors?
If the sentence contains a list or comparison.
List the commonly tested verb tenses.
Simple past, present perfect, past perfect.
