Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers
After being cooked in the oven, John ate the pizza. This sentence is an example of this specific error.
Dangling modifier
Words like "altar" (a place of worship) and "alter" (to change) belong to this category of words that sound the same but have different meanings.
Homonym
For most three-syllable adjectives, you add this word instead of the suffix "-er."
more
To find the "good" in a person is easy; finding the "bad" is difficult. This sentence lacks this structural balance.
Parallelism
Use this word when comparing two things (e.g., "I'd rather have this ____ that"). (then, than)
Than
"She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates." Because it sounds like the children are standing on the plates, it contains this error.
Misplaced modifier
Use this spelling when referring to a place or location. (There, they're, their)
There
Taller (comparing two) is it comparative or superlative?
comparative
True or False: Parallelism only applies to individual words, not entire clauses.
False
This word means "to influence," whereas "effect" is usually the result.
affect
To fix a dangling modifier, you usually have to add this part of speech that was missing.
Subject
Use this version of "its/it's" when you mean "it is."
it's
This is the superlative form of "far" when referring to physical distance.
farthest
This is the main benefit of using parallel structure in an essay.
Clarity
If you are feeling tired and want to recline on the sofa, you should use this specific verb.
lie
"To win the race, the shoes must be laced tight." This is the specific reason this sentence is "dangling."
The shoes cannot win.
This word refers to a rule or law, unlike the head of a school.
Principle
When describing the weather, you might use this "comparative" degree of the word "bad."
worse
"Running, jumping, and to skate"). You have 2 gerunds and a/an _____.
infinitive
"Yesterday, he ____ the heavy boxes in the garage." (Form of lay)
laid
"The hunter shot a deer wearing a bright orange vest." This is the word/phrase that is misplaced.
wearing a bright orange vest is referring to the hunter
The bird was ____ in color. (blue, blew)
blue
"I have the most fastest car in the lot." This sentence incorrectly uses this degree of comparison.
Superlative
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln used this "of the people, by the people, _____ the people."
For (preposition)
"I have ____ here for three hours waiting for the bus." (Form of lay/lie)
lain