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Criado por Nishant Jain
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Phrase
AND
Clause
Sentence Fragment
Run-On Sentence
AND
Comma Splice
Verbals
1. Gerunds
2. Participles
3. Infinitives
S-V AGREEMENT
(Subject Obfuscation)
1. Each / Every
S-V AGREEMENT
(Subject Obfuscation)
2. Either.....or.....Y / Neither.....or.....Y
S-V AGREEMENT
(Subject Obfuscation)
3. The number / A number of
S-V AGREEMENT
(Subject Obfuscation)
4. Countable / Uncountable Noun
S-V AGREEMENT
(Subject Obfuscation)
5. Collective & Plural Nouns
S-V AGREEMENT
(Additive Phrases)
along with
in addition to
as well as
accompanied by
together with
including
and, etc.
S-V AGREEMENT
One of Structure
Relative Pronouns
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS (IP) - 1 of n
(Singular IP)
WHATEVER
SOMETHING
each
every
everyone
anyone
someone
no one
nobody
anybody
whoever
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS (IP) - 2 of n
(Plural IP)
Both
Few
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS (IP) - n of n
(Exceptions)
MANAS
it vs. so
Modal Verbs
Subjunctive Mood
Command Subjunctive
Possessive Pronouns - Possessive Nouns
TENSES
Using Simple Future from PoV of the past
USAGE OF "THAT"
"The man said that he would buy a new car and that he would drive it everywhere"
OR
"The man said that he would buy a new car and he would drive it everywhere."
COUNTABLE vs. UNCOUNTABLE - 1 of n
Less, Much, Amount
vs.
Few / Fewer, Many, Number
COUNTABLE vs. UNCOUNTABLE - 2 of n
Uncountable
COUNTABLE vs. UNCOUNTABLE - n of n
Both Countable & Uncountable
COMMAND SUBJUNCTIVE
Trigger?
PRONOUN ANTECEDENT
Proximity Rule: The pronoun should refer to the closest eligible antecedent.
PARALLELISM - 1 of n
Parallelism isn't just about are those elements / are those parts of speech parallel to one another (it is a prerequisite).
They should also make sense (meaning wise) w.r.t. the stem.
NEVER rely on 'sound right'.
PARALLELISM - 2 of n
Approach?
PARALLELISM - 3 of n
In compound sentences, which use connectors such as and, or, but, etc., if the subject of the 1st part is also the subject of the 2nd part, then we can omit the subject in the 2nd part
so that
vs.
in that
USAGE OF 'BEING'
ELLIPSIS
Whenever we combine 2 sentences, whatever is common we don’t repeat.
Auxiliary Verbs - 1 of n
Auxiliary Verbs - n of n
When a verb has an auxiliary verb, a helping verb, in front of it?
PARALLELISM - n of n
if a special noun form exists, use it.
If not, use the -ing form.
USAGE OF COMMA
(in a list)
Before or After the coordinating conjunction (and, or, not)
S-V
The 'to verb' phrase is NEVER a verb.
In other words,
any verb preceded by 'to' is NEVER the verb.
S-V
A subject and its verb can NEVER be separated by a comma.
S-V
A subject CANNOT lie in a prepositional phrase.
In other words, a subject can NEVER be preceded by a preposition.
PREPOSITIONS
Prepositions are ALWAYS followed by a noun, and never a verb.