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29 Cards in this Set
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The Subjunctive Mood
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=> Expresses conditional tense using WOULD and WERE
=> Expresses a demand or request => THAT must come right after the verb and the second verb is always in simple present tense => Wrong answer choices often use SHOULD which is redundant |
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Singular Pronouns to Know
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=> Another, Any, Anything, Neither, No one, Nobody, None, Each, Either, Every, Everybody
=> AAANNNNEEEE |
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Rule for Identifying Singular Pronouns
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If you can place the word 'ONE' after a pronoun, it's singular
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The number of vs. A number of
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=> The number of = singular
=> A number of = plural |
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1st Person Singular
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=> Subject: I
=> Object: Me |
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2nd Person Singular
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=> Subject: You
=> Object: You |
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3rd Person Singular
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=> Subject: He/She/It
=> Object: Him/Her/It |
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1st Person Plural
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=> Subject: We
=> Object: Us |
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2nd Person Plural
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=> Subject: You
=> Object: You |
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3rd Person Plural
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=> Subject: They
=> Object: Them |
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Pronouns: If unsure of which pronoun to use...
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take out the noun and see if it makes sense
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Pronouns: When making comparisons...
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make sure the pronouns are in the same form as the nouns
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If some answer choices contain 'BEING' and others do not...
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then all answer choices with 'BEING' are wrong
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When to use a semicolon
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when linking two complete sentences
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Data (Singular vs Plural)
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=> Data (Plural)
=> Datum (Singular) |
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Media (Singular vs Plural)
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=> Media (Plural)
=> Medium (Singular) |
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Criteria (Singular vs Plural)
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=> Criteria (Plural)
=> Criterion (Singular) |
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Alumni (Singular vs Plural)
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=> Alumni (Plural)
=> Alumnus (Singular) |
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Alumnae (Singular vs Plural)
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=> Alumnae (Plural)
=> Alumna (Singular) |
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Between vs Among
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=> Between: when comparing 2 items
=> Among: when comparing 3+ items |
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-ER vs -EST
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=> -ER: when comparing 2 objects
=> -EST: when comparing 3 objects |
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Further vs Farther
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=> Further: intangible progress
=> Farther: tangible distance |
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Fewer vs Less
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=> Fewer: countable quantity
=> Less: uncountable quantity (unless dealing w/ fractions, percents, or other numbers) |
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Lie vs Lay
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=> Lie: to recline
=> Lay: to put something down |
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Many vs Much
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=> Many: countable
=> Much: uncountable |
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More vs Most
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=> More: 2 items
=> Most: 3+ items |
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That vs Which
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=> That: restrictive (no commas)
=> Which: non-restrictive (commas, refers to most recent noun) |
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Who vs Whom
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=> Who: subject pronoun, don't know person committing action
=> Whom: object pronoun |
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Who vs Whom Rule
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=> If you answer the question with 'HE' use 'WHO'
=> IF you answer the question with 'HIM' use 'WHOM' |
