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| a thing or event that exceeded before or logically proceeds another |
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| his, her, its, their, my, our, and your |
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| The ... ... agree with their antecedents, not w/ any noun they modify |
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| A ... and its antecedent agree when they have the same # & gender |
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| Agreement is still necessary when the antecedent is an ... pronoun or a generic noun |
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| Be careful not to introduce errors into your writing bc you are trying to avoid ... usage |
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| The pronoun agrees w/ the nearer of 2 antecedents joined by ... or ... |
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| Agreement w/ ... nouns as antecedents can be tricky |
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| Indefinite pronoun such as ANYBODY, EACH, EVERYONE, or SOMEONE |
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| Collective noun such as COMMITTEE or AUDIENCE |
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| singular pronoun; plural pronoun (on if referring to individuals w/in a group) |
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| Word that refers to a member of a class, such as STUDENT or EMPLOYEE |
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| Compound construction such as BROTHER AND SISTER or FAMILY AND FRIENDS |
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| option (refers to nearest element) |
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| A ... must refer clearly to a specific antecedent |
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| Ambiguous or unclear ... references can confuse readers |
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| Remote or ... references can cause readers to misunderstand |
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| a word that explains or gives more details about another word |
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| Broad or ... references can make writing vague |
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| The use of the impersonal pronoun ... can result in wordiness or ambiguity |
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| Verbs must agree w/ their ... |
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| A verb must agree w/ its subject in ... |
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| The subject & verb must also agree in ... |
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| Standardized English requires the addition of ... to mark most nouns as plural but most verbs as 3rd-person singular |
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| Except for ..., verbs change form to indicate the # & person of their subjects only in the simple present tense |
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| Simple present tense of BE |
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| Simple present tense of other verbs |
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| base form or base form + -s or -es |
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| ... errors are likely when other words come between the subject & the verb |
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| Subjects joined by ... usually take a plural verb |
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| Agreement ... are common when subjects are joined by or or nor |
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| ... word order may lead to agreement errors |
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| ... clauses are common sites for agreement errors |
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| Agreement errors frequently occur w/ ... pronouns |
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| ... nouns & measurement words often cause agreement difficulties |
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| Words ending in ... are sometimes singular |
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