TO FIND and AVOID
SENTENCE ERRORS...
Any grouping of words is probably
either a clause or a phrase.
- An independent clause
grouping has a subject and a verb and makes sense by itself. [The
fence fell over.]
- A dependent clause has a
subject and verb BUT does NOT make sense by itself. [That he was
hoping to do.] ????
- A phrase may not have a
subject or a verb and only gives more information about something in
a clause. [to the house.]???
- These groupings can include
more than one of each of those above....
These
FLAG/trickster WORDS
help identify and signal
possible sentence errors, because words (nouns and/or verbs!)
which occur AFTER these
pronouns are usually dependent
on the main subject and main verb for
meaning.....
PRONOUNS
refer to or depend
on other information for full meaning.
These impersonal pronouns
(not the personal pronouns such as "he. she,
I, us," etc.)
signal
information dependent
on the core
subject/verb. These
connecting and introductory words are also dependent on other words/ideas/actions, so cannot
be main subjects and main verbs...
PRONOUNS
that signal a dependent clause or
frag. |
(Some) Connecting Words that
can signal a new clause These
words may also qualify as other parts of a sentence.... |
..that
which
where
why
what
whose
whatever
who
whomever
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accordingly, however, furthermore, moreover, also, hence, still,
because, so, next, as, and, however, nevertheless, besides, incidentally, certainly, indeed, nonetheless, therefore,
but instead, consequently, now, finally, since,
though. likewise, otherwise, undoubtedly,
or, although, further, meanwhile....
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Prepositions
place things or
actions in a sentence and
are usually in their
own phrases, with out a main subject/verb and only make sense as part of
a clause. [beside the
porch]
- aboard
- about
- above
- across
- after
- against
- along
- amid
- among
- anti
- around
- at
- before
- behind
- below
- beneath
- beside
- besides
- between
- beyond
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- by
- down
- during
- except
- excepting
- excluding
- following
- for
- from
- in
- inside
- into
- like
- minus
- near
- off
- on
- onto
- opposite
- outside
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- of
- over
- past
- per
- through
- to
- toward(s)
- under
- underneath
- unlike
- until
- up
- upon
- versus
- via
- with
- within
- without
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