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Sentences Punctuation Pronouns Miscellaneous
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his her it their
Either of the students would get ______________ answer correct.his or her
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Either is singular. The pronoun must be singular.
Create an appositive.
• The volcano was a geyser of fire.
• It spewed forth lava and ash.
The volcano, a geyser of fire, spewed forth lava and ash.
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2,1
The computer store is a popularspot many kids visit it.
Run-on Sentence
. S , fanboys ; IC DC DC, IC.
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A) He asked, “If I wanted to go to the Commons?”
B) He asked if I wanted to go to the Commons. C) He asked, “Do you want to go to the Commons?”
Use quotation marks with a DIRECT QUOTE.
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Ben and me will start the game.
Use the subjective pronoun when a pronoun
is part of the subject.
______ saw _____.
Ben and I will start the game.
Parallelism –to bring to convince
The ambassador attempted to bring peace and convincing the foreign leaders to compromise.
Problem?
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3,2
Class meetings were held last week ; on Monday and Tuesday during Period 2.
A semi-colon is used only if there are 2 Independent Clauses. IC ; IC.
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Anyone can claim that theysaw something extraordinary.
Anyone is singular. The pronoun must be singular.
he she it they
Anyone can claim that he or she saw something extraordinary.
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When nine years old, my mother enrolled in medical school.
Misplaced Modifier
When I was nine years old, my mother enrolled in medical school.
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Several decades ago teens dranktwice as much milk as Coke.
Introductory phrase , IC.
Problem?
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If a person wants to succeed, they must know the rules of the game.
A person is singular. The pronoun must be singular.
If a person wants to succeed, he or she must know the rules of the game.
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Driving to New York can take less time than to fly there.
Parallelism
Driving flying To drive to fly
Problem?
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My sister wanted an inexpensive toy , she rummaged through the sale bins.
Comma Splice
. S , fanboys ; IC DC DC, IC.
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University is singular. The pronoun must also be singular.
• The university announced that their new construction would begin next year.
his her its their
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