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34 Cards in this Set
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Misplaced Modifier |
Modifies the wrong word |
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Dangling Modifier |
Does not clearly modify ANY word |
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Squinting Modifier |
Could be modifying words before or after. Not clear. |
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Weak Reference |
When a pronoun refers to an antecedent that has been suggested but not expressed. |
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Indefinite Reference |
A pronoun that does not refer to a particular person or thing. |
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Ambiguous Reference |
Anyone of two words could be the pronoun's antecedent. |
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General Reference |
When a pronoun refers to a general idea rather than a specific antecedent. |
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Anybody |
Singular |
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Both |
Plural |
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Anyone |
Singular |
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Anything |
Singular |
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Many |
Plural |
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Several |
Plural |
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Each |
Singular |
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Several |
Plural |
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Either |
Singular |
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Everyone |
Singular |
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Everybody |
Singular |
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Neither |
Singular |
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Nobody |
Singular |
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Someone |
Singular |
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No one |
Singular |
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Nothing |
Singular |
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One |
Singular |
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One |
Singular |
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Somebody |
Singular |
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Something |
Singular |
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All |
Either |
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Any |
Either |
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More |
Either |
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Some |
Either |
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None |
Either |
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Rule #1 |
Always singular when you have singular nouns joined by either neither/nor or either/or |
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Rule #2 |
When a singular and plural are put together, then you conjugate the word based on the one closest to the verb. |
