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pronoun agreement (who/whom)
who=subject pronoun (he/she) whom=object pronoun (him/her)
dejected
the result of being thrown down or away
misplaced modifier
sentence needs to make sense (the house is not under the stairs)
exacerbate
to intensify bitterness (make it worse)
Unclear referent
it needs to be obvious who a pronoun is referring to
benevolent
characterized by wishing or willing good for others
diction (correspond w/ to)
corresponds with= communicate over time and distance corresponds to= relates to, almost cause and effect
cryptography
the quality of interpreting secret hidden writing
gerund
a noun that functions as a verb
Introductory phrase
A phrase that introduces the more detailed part of the sentence
Phrase
Can have a verb or a subject, but not both
punctuation (colon)
colons can only follow independent clauses
expedite
to intensify food speed (to accelerate)
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