Wilman Honors English Parts of Speech and Grammar
Terms such as verbs, passive, and faulty comparison, etc...
Terms
undefined, object
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- faulty comparison
- make sure what's being compared is clear
- passive
- (Object Verb Subject) order in a sentence
- fragment
- an incomplete sentence
- subject-verb agreement
- the verb must agree in number with the subject
- tense shift
- maintain the same verb tense within clauses unless context clues suggest otherwise
- adverbs
- describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
- pronoun reference (case/agreement)
- the number of the pronoun must agree with antecedent
- adjectives v. adverbs
- use the adjective form if following a linking verb
- comma splice
- two or more independent clauses joined (spliced!) by only a comma
- adjectives
- describe nouns and pronouns (and follow linking verbs)
- verbs
- action/linking; transitive/intransitive; active/passive
- run-on
- two or more independent clauses without any punctuation or conjunctions
- nouns
- subject/direct object/indirect object/object of preposition/predicate nominative/apositive
- superlative v. comparative
- superlative is used when referring to more than two items and comparative is used when referring to two items