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21 Cards in this Set
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Subject-Verb Agreement
ex: High above the Hudson River rises the gleaming skyscrapers of Manhattan. |
High above the Hudson River rise the gleaming skyscrapers of Manhattan.
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Subject-Verb Agreement (subject & verb are separated)
ex: The collection of paintings entitled "Clammy Clams" are one of the most widely traveled exhibits in recent years. |
The collection of paintings entitled "Clammy Clams" is one of the most widely traveled exhibits in recent years.
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Subject-Verb Agreement (subject seems plural)
ex: Neither ambient trance nor techno were part of main stream listening habits in the United States 10 years ago. |
Neither ambient trance nor techno was part of main stream listening habits in the United States 10 years ago.
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Simple Past and Participle
ex: Several passersby seen the bank robber leaving the scene of his crime. |
Several passersby saw the bank robber leaving the scene of his crime.
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Infinitive and Gerund
ex:Team officials heralded Cap Day as an attempt at attracting a large turnout of fans. |
Team officials heralded Cap Day as an attempt at attract a large turnout of fans.
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Nonidiomatic Preposition After Verb
ex: The rapper's new CD was frowned at by many parents because of its violent lyrics. |
The rapper's new CD was frowned upon by many parents because of its violent lyrics.
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Wrong Word
ex: My neighbors decided to adapt a child. |
My neighbors decided to adopt a child.
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Wrong Tense
ex: Over the last 50 years, the building of passenger airlines had grown into a multibillion-dollar company. |
Over the last 50 years, the building of passenger airlines has grown into a multibillion-dollar company.
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Number Agreement Problem
ex: Mary's rose gardens are considered by many to be the symbol of beauty in the neighborhood. |
Mary's rose gardens are considered by many to be the symbols of beauty in the neighborhood.
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Pronoun in the Wrong Number
ex: Most infants will cry with greater intensity when it begins teething |
Most infants will cry with greater intensity when they begins teething
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Pronoun in the Wrong Case in Compound Noun Phrases
ex: Him and the rest of the team stopped by the malt shop for milkshakes after the games. |
He and the rest of the team stopped by the malt shop for milkshakes after the games.
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Pronoun Shift
ex: If someone loses his way in the airport, they can ask any employee for directions. |
If someone loses his way in the airport, he can ask any employee for directions.
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Faulty Comparision
ex: To lash back at one's adversaries is a less courageous course than attempting to bring about reconciliation with them. |
If lashing back at one's adversaries is a less courageous course than attempting to bring about reconciliation with them.
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Misuse of Adjective or Adverb
ex: The critics who reviewed both of Dave Egger's novels like the second one best. |
The critics who reviewed both of Dave Egger's novels like the second one better.
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Pronoun and Ambiguous Reference
ex: After the derailment last month, they are inspecting trains for safety more often than ever before. |
After the derailment last month, officers are inspecting trains for safety more often than ever before.
instead of officers, other nouns can be used too |
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Double Negative
ex: James easily passed the biology exam without hardly studying his lab notes. |
James easily passed the biology exam without studying his lab notes.
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Run-on Sentence
ex: The Humber Bridge in Britain was completed in 1981, it is the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world. |
The Humber Bridge in Britain was completed in 1981 and is the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world.
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Segment Fragments
ex: In the summertime, the kindergarten class that plays on the rope swing beneath the crooked oak tree. |
In the summertime, the kindergarten class plays on the rope swing beneath the crooked oak tree.
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Misplaced Modifiers
ex: The despondent little girl found her missing doll playing in the back yard under the swing. |
Playing in the back yard under the swing, the despondent little girl found her missing doll.
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Faulty Parallelism
ex: My hobbies include swimming and to read science fiction. |
My hobbies include swimming and reading science fiction.
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Faulty Coordination/Subordination
ex: Ben Franklin was a respected and talented statesman, and he was most famous for his discovery of electricity. |
Ben Franklin was a respected and talented statesman, but he was most famous for his discovery of electricity.
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