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lack of agreement/misplaces modifiers
Run-on sentence
participle/gerund
idiom/ epiphany/paradox/satire
independent clauses/ subordinate clauses/ theme
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pronoun must match their________ a) antecedent b) verb c) subject
a) antecedent
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Run-on sentences occur when.......clauses are not joined properly a) independent b)dependent
a) independent
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Participle is formes by adding.... or... to a verb a) -ing, -ed b)-ing, -s c)-ing, -es
a) -ing, -ed
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Is this an idiom or epiphany? "break a leg"
idiom it means food luck
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what does independent clauses need to have? a) subject, verb b)adjective, verb c)noun, verb
a) subject, verb that is complete in itself
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A misplaces modifier is a word, phrase,______ that is improperly separate from the word it modifies.
clause
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What do we use to join dependent clauses?
comma and coordinating conduction
200
a gerund is formed by adding .... to a verb a) -ing b) -s c) -ed
a)-ing
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what is epiphany
epiphany is a term in literary criticism for a sudden realization
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subordinate clauses is a clause with a ..... and a .....
subject and a verb
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Where does dangling modifier appears in the sentence a) beginning b) middle c) end
a) beginning
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We use........to join the dependent clauses
semicolon
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Is this an example of a gerund or participle " The singing bird was the main attraction at the event"
participle
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subordinate.... a)can't stand on its own b)can stand on its own
a)can't stand on its own
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The two main goal of my life (is) to be generous and to have no regret.
(are) the subject is the plural noun goals, not life. If a subject has two or more parts connected by and, the subject is almost always plural.
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misplaced modifier is a ......, phrase, clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies.
word
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Is this an example of a gerund or participle? " Swimming is very good for the body"
gerund
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Paradox is an ideas that are..........to one another a)contradict b)same c)opposite
a)contradict
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What is a theme?
the theme of any literary work is the base topic or focus that acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece
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My brother or my sister (come) home everyday to see dad
comes the noun closest to the verb is a singular noun.
500
dangling modifier is a ..... or ...... that is not clearly related to the word or the word it modifies
phrase or clause
500
Smoking is prohibited in the hospital Is this a gerund or participle?
gerund
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the use of satire in literature refers to the practice of......... ...... of a human weakness
making fun
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What is the main theme in Romeo and Juliet
Whlove and a smaller theme of sacrifice, tragedy