Daily edit quiz 3 10-14

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)