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19 Cards in this Set
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Sentence Correction |
Correct Expression Effective Expression Diction |
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3 STEP Process |
Meaning Error Analysis Elimination |
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Independent Clauses |
Must contain Subject and Verb Communicates a complete idea May start with marker words - hence, therefore, however |
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Dependent Clauses (RRSC) |
Must contain Subject and verb Communicates a partial idea May start with Relative Pronouns - who,that May start with relationship words: Reasoning - Since,because,As Sequencing - Before,After, Until Contrast - While,Even though |
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Phrase |
May contain Subject or a verb but not both |
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Sentence Construction |
Simplify Follow Rules Detect Errors |
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Building Blocks |
Independent Clause Dependent Clause |
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Connecting Independent Clauses |
1.Use a semicolon Cannot use just a comma <10% of Questions 2. Ind Clause, FANBOYS Ind Clause FANBOYS (For And Nor But Or Yet So) |
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Independent to Dependent |
With (which) or Without a comma (since) Use of comma depends on how the dependent clause begins |
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Dependent to Independent |
Always use comma |
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The show about a British coal miner's son who dreams to dance was the biggest musical hit of the season Bold parts make up Independent Dependent is inserted in between |
The show about a British coal miner's son who dreams to dance was the biggest musical hit of the seasonBold parts make up Independent Dependent is inserted in between |
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Subject -Verb |
SV must exist |
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Clause |
Subject Verb Other stuff - Adverb, Adjective, Preposition |
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Where dont SV Reside |
They never reside in prepositional phrase - Preposition + Noun |
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Combination Preposition |
"next" "to" |
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Verb Qualifier |
ing verb should be preceded by is/was/were/be/are Verb preceded by to is an infinitive and not a verb |
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THAT as a subject |
Mary made claims THAT pertain to her achievements in school
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THAT connecting two clauses |
Mary claims THAT she won several awards in school Mary found certain evidence that even the Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) could not find. |
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Come across THAT |
Isolate as independent clause |
