Strunk And Whittes Flash Cards

Front 1

Difference between... its.... and it's

Back 1

its is possesive and it's is it is

Front 2

in business letters is the comma omitted

Back 2

yes
ex.
Little, Brown an Company

Front 3

parenthetic phrases

Back 3

3...... if the interruption is small then omit the commas if not leave them
ex.
My brother, you will be pleased to hear, is ok. also use=

if, sir, you refuse.......... no commas for billy the kid seperating the noun

Front 4

do u replace commas wit periods ever??

Back 4

nooo

Front 5

should you avoid saying polly loves cake more than she loves me

Back 5

yes the correct form would be polly loves cake more than me

Front 6

Blake and myself stayed home...... yes or no

Back 6

no this is wrong always use simple subjects

Front 7

do you mind me asking question

do you mind my asking a question

Back 7

the first sentence the the objection is to me as opposed to other members of the group askin a question..... second the issue is wether a question may be asked at all

Front 8

should you use definite, speceifc language?

Back 8

yes! always .... be short and sweet..... and be more specfic so u can keep the readers attention

Front 9

needles words?

Back 9

always omit them, a sentecnce should never contain nessacary words..

ex.. in a hasty manner..... goes to hastily

Front 10

never use loose sentencnes?

Back 10

sometimess to keep reader relaxed

Front 11

ideas together?

Back 11

always keep ideas together in a sentence, and keep similiar ideas in similar form

Front 12

keep related words together

Back 12

ex... he noticed a large strain in the the rug right in the ceneter.....

he noticed a large stain in the center of the rug

Front 13

in summaries keep one tense?

Back 13

yes always mantain one tense andd shifting between tenses makes it look uncertain

Front 14

where do u put the most prominent words of a sentence or phrase?

Back 14

mostly at the end

Front 15

what is colloquialisms?

Back 15

a colloquiallism is a slang word or phrase, if u are going to use, use it, do not draw attention to it ny putting qoutation marks around it

Front 16

exclamations

Back 16

dont emphasize simple statements by using the exclamation point. ex.. the show was great

its used for true exclamations or commands

Front 17

headings

Back 17

page 34.

Front 18

hyphens

Back 18

used to combine to or more word... but also some words can be combined without a hyphen like bedchamber. go to the dictionary to look at which is which

Front 19

aggravate and irritate

Back 19

aggravate means to add to an already bad situation

irritate is to annoy someone

Front 20

all right

Back 20

mean agreed or it ok or go ahead

Front 21

allude ellude

Back 21

allude is to refer to something like a book

and elude is to evade something

Front 22

you alude or elude a pursuer

Back 22

elude

Front 23

alternate alternative

Back 23

alternate means every other one in a series

alternative is a matter of choice although alternate could stand for a substitute

Front 24

among or between

Back 24

among is usually used when there are multiple people involved

between is used when more than two people are involved but each person is conisdered indivually

Front 25

the money was divided among/between

Back 25

between