Grammar Rules
“I saw a movie, it was bad”
contains this type of error
COMMA SPLICE / RUN-ON
These are used with FANBOYS to correct a run-on sentence.
COMMAS
Repetitive information in a sentence is called this
REDUNDANCY
Descriptive words, such as beautiful, tall, short, and funny, are called
Adjectives
The author discusses similarities and differences between ideas.
COMPARE/CONTRAST
“She walk”
contains this type of error
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
These require two complete clauses on either side
Semi Colon
Another name for “word choice” is
DICTION
Words that describe the time or location of something, such as over, under, between, are before, are called
PREPOSITIONS
The author presents a problem and then offers solutions.
PROBLEM/SOLUTION
Spending too much money, Fred’s salary wasn’t
enough
contains this type of error
MISPLACED MODIFIER
This requires a complete sentence before its use and is sometimes used to introduce a list
COLONS
When something in a passage is implied, you may have to “draw” this
Inference
Nouns that refer to non-specific people, places, or things are called these
COMMON NOUNS
The text explains why something happened.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
She went hiking, ski, and swimming.
has this type of error
PARALLELISM
These two punctuation marks can never be mixed or matched.
DASHES AND COMMAS
Words like“however,” “moreover,” and “nevertheless” are called
Transitions
Words that end in –ly, such as quickly or carelessly, are called
Adverbs
Information presented in the order it happened.
CHRONOLOGICAL
These are phrases that can be removed from a sentence, and it will still make sense.
NON-ESSENTIAL CLAUSE
This is used to indicate possession or form contractions
Apostrophe
A phrase that can’t stand on its own as a complete sentence
Fragment
A word that describes action
VERB
This structure has words like: first, second, third
SEQUENTIAL