WORD CHOICE Flashcards
neither…
standard phrase
nor
either…
standard phrase
or
not only…
standard phrase
but also
both…
standard phrase
and
as…
standard phrase
as
colon
punctuation
- clarification (dependent)
- explaination (independent)
semi colon
punctuation
joins 2 independent clauses
(FANBOYS must have a comma)
comma
punctuation
modifier/interrupter
(avoid comma splices: 2 independent clauses joined by a comma)
it’s VS its
possession
it is VS singular possession
they’re VS their
possession
they are VS plural possession
[word]’s VS [word]s’ VS [word]s
possession
singular noun VS plural noun VS plural
what is the plural form?
he/she/it
they
what is the plural form?
her/him/it
them
what is the plural form?
his/her/its
their
what is the objective form?
I
me
what is the objective form?
he
him
what is the objective form?
she
her
what is the objective form?
we
us
where
(when not literal)
where by/in which
uncountable
comparison
less, amount, much
countable
comparison
fewer, number, many
between
comparison
2, -er ending, and/me
among
comparison
3+, -est ending, and/me
had VS have
tense (amount)
(past) singular VS plural
was VS were
tense (amount)
(past) first/third vs second
has/have
tense (use)
continous past
ex) I went since = I have been going since
had
tense (use)
past tense regarding an event
ex) By the time I cleaned, I was scolded = I had been scolded
BE CAREFUL OF
roughly
graph
about
BE CAREFUL OF
slightly
graph
a little
BE CAREFUL OF
substantially
graph
a lot
BE CAREFUL OF
completely
graph
entirely
BE CAREFUL OF
as low as, at least
graph
no lower than
who VS whom
possession
performing the action VS recieving the action
