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Guide with Complete and Verified i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
Solutions | Latest 2025/2026 Update. i,- i,- i,- i,-
Ambiguity A possible double meaning that may confuse a
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listener or reader. i,- i,-
Pronoun A word such as he, she it, or who that takes the
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place of a noun.
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Antecedent i,-i,- i,- The noun that a pronoun refers to.
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General Reference occurs when a pronoun refers confusingly
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to a general idea which is vague to the reader.
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Weak Reference i,- occurs when the antecedent of the pronoun i,-i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
is not expressed but exists only in the writer's mind.
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Modifier A descriptive word or phrase. Always place the
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modifier as close as possible to the word it describes.
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, Predicate Verb i,- i,-i,- i,- Shows action or being. i,- i,- i,-
Subject Is the person or thing doing the action, or being
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spoken of. i,-
Phrase A group of words, not containing both a subject and a
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predicate verb, which act together as a single part of speech.
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Clause A group of words containing a subject and a predicate
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verb which forms a sentence, a part of a sentence, or an
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independent clause. i,-
Fragment A group of words written as a sentence that does
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not have either a subject or a verb or expresses a complete
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thought.
Complex Sentence Consists of and independent clause and
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one or more dependent clauses.
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Colloquial Used in some dictionaries to label words
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appropriate only in informal speech. i,- i,- i,- i,-
Guide with Complete and Verified i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
Solutions | Latest 2025/2026 Update. i,- i,- i,- i,-
Ambiguity A possible double meaning that may confuse a
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listener or reader. i,- i,-
Pronoun A word such as he, she it, or who that takes the
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place of a noun.
i,- i,- i,-
Antecedent i,-i,- i,- The noun that a pronoun refers to.
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General Reference occurs when a pronoun refers confusingly
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to a general idea which is vague to the reader.
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Weak Reference i,- occurs when the antecedent of the pronoun i,-i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
is not expressed but exists only in the writer's mind.
i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
Modifier A descriptive word or phrase. Always place the
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modifier as close as possible to the word it describes.
i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
, Predicate Verb i,- i,-i,- i,- Shows action or being. i,- i,- i,-
Subject Is the person or thing doing the action, or being
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spoken of. i,-
Phrase A group of words, not containing both a subject and a
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predicate verb, which act together as a single part of speech.
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Clause A group of words containing a subject and a predicate
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verb which forms a sentence, a part of a sentence, or an
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independent clause. i,-
Fragment A group of words written as a sentence that does
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not have either a subject or a verb or expresses a complete
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thought.
Complex Sentence Consists of and independent clause and
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one or more dependent clauses.
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Colloquial Used in some dictionaries to label words
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appropriate only in informal speech. i,- i,- i,- i,-
