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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 jargon | -speacialized word that make you sound smarter -big words dont equal jargon -sound pretentious |
| colloquial | -slang...like, really figure out etc |
| passive voice | when you put object in from of sentence. subject should come first S V O |
| dangling modifier or misplaced modifier | A word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence |
| parallel structure | the repetition of phrases, clauses, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure |
| antecedents | -things that pronouns refer to -singular or plural, must agree -all pronouns must have a clear antecendent that is a noun |
| Restrictive clauses | -necessary to identify a subject, not set off with commas, takes "that" not "which" |
| Nonrestrictive clauses | -additional information, not necessary to identify the subject, set off with commas, takes "which not "that" |
| SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS | a. IC, ( coord conjunct) IC b. IC; IC c. IC,IC,IC d. SC,IC e. IC,SC |
| Cordinating Conjunctions | and, or, nor, for, but, yet, so |
| Compound predicate | = two no comma, three=comma unless they are lists -two verbs in the same clause or sentences |
| Predicate | = the verb part in the same sentences |
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