Phrases & Clauses
This phrase begins with a preposition.
Prepositional phrase
This verbal ends in -ing and acts as a noun.
Gerund
This error occurs when a modifier is unclear.
Misplaced modifier
“Who” is used as this part of a sentence.
Subject
This is a word that joins clauses.
Conjunction
This clause functions as a noun.
Noun clause
This verbal ends in -ing or -ed and acts as an adjective.
Participle
This error occurs when the word being modified is missing.
Dangling modifier
“Whom” is used as this.
Object
FANBOYS is an acronym for these.
Coordinating conjunctions
This clause modifies a noun.
Adjective clause
This verbal is usually preceded by “to.”
Infinitive
“Running down the street, the tree was seen” contains this error.
Dangling modifier
“Lie” means this.
To recline
This type of conjunction begins dependent clauses.
Subordinating conjunction
This clause modifies a verb.
Adverb clause
This type of participle has no word to modify.
Dangling participle
A modifier should be placed near this.
The word it modifies
“Lay” means this.
To place
This error is a run-on sentence joined by only a comma.
Comma splice
This phrase includes a verb ending in -ing acting as a noun.
Gerund phrase
This verbal phrase includes its modifiers and complements.
Verbal phrase
Correct this: “She almost drove her kids to school every day.”
She drove her kids to school almost every day.
“Fewer” is used with this type of noun.
Countable nouns
This is a sentence missing a subject or verb.
Fragment