Enhance Your Learning with Sentence Construction and Errors Flash Cards for quick improvement
The grammatical rule that states a subject must agree with its verb in number (singular or plural).
The use of marks such as commas, periods, and question marks to clarify the meaning and structure of a sentence.
Incomplete sentences that lack a subject, verb, or complete thought, making them grammatically incorrect.
Sentences that contain two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions, resulting in a grammatical error.
The use of consistent grammatical structure in a sentence or paragraph, ensuring that similar ideas are expressed in a balanced manner.
Words or phrases that provide additional information about other words in a sentence, but must be placed correctly to avoid ambiguity or confusion.
The different forms of verbs that indicate the time of an action or state of being, such as past, present, and future.
The active voice emphasizes the subject performing the action, while the passive voice emphasizes the action being done to the subject.
The proper placement of commas to indicate pauses, separate items in a list, or clarify the structure of a sentence.
The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences, proper nouns, and certain other words or phrases for clarity and grammatical correctness.
The different classifications of sentences, including declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory, each serving a specific purpose.
The quality of a sentence that makes it clear, concise, and easily understandable, avoiding ambiguity or confusion.
Frequent errors in grammar, such as using the wrong verb tense, misplacing modifiers, or confusing homophones.
The process of joining two or more sentences to create a single, more complex sentence, often used to improve sentence variety and cohesion.
The act of revising and correcting errors in sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and clarity to improve overall writing quality.
A grammatical error that occurs when the subject and verb in a sentence do not agree in number, resulting in an incorrect sentence construction.
A type of run-on sentence where two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction or proper punctuation.
Modifiers that are not placed near the word or phrase they are intended to modify, leading to confusion or ambiguity in sentence meaning.
Inconsistent use of verb tenses within a sentence or paragraph, causing confusion or disrupting the flow of the writing.
Excessive use of the passive voice, which can make writing sound dull, impersonal, or unclear, often leading to weaker sentence construction.
Repetitive use of sentence structures or lengths, resulting in monotonous writing and limited expressiveness.
Modifiers that do not have a clear word or phrase to modify, leading to confusion or illogical sentence meaning.
The use of pronouns that do not agree in number, gender, or person with their antecedents, causing grammatical errors and confusion.
Incorrect placement or omission of commas, leading to confusion, ambiguity, or incorrect sentence structure.
Failure to use parallel structure in a sentence or paragraph, resulting in awkward or unbalanced sentence construction.
The excessive use of words or phrases that do not contribute to the clarity or conciseness of a sentence, often leading to redundancy or verbosity.
The use of inconsistent verb forms or tenses within a sentence or paragraph, causing grammatical errors and confusion.
The incorrect use or placement of apostrophes, leading to grammatical errors, confusion, or incorrect sentence meaning.
Inconsistent use of first, second, or third person within a sentence or paragraph, causing confusion or disrupting the narrative flow.