Pert Writing 41 Questions And Answers
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parallel structure
repetition of the same pattern of words or phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.
sentence fragment
a sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought
comma splice
Two sentences joined incorrectly by a comma instead of a conjunction, period, or semicolon
subject-verb agreement
The verb agrees with its subject in person and number
Verb forms
Every verb has four basic forms called its principal part. Present-sail; present participle-is sailing (always ends with "ing"); past-sailed, past participle-has sailed.
verb tense
tells the time of the action (past, present, future)
pronoun-antecedent agreement
pronouns and antecedents must agree in number and gender
adjective form
noun + adjective
Noun
A person, place, thing, or idea
Adverb
A word that describes a verb