Grammar, usage, and essay organization concepts tested on the Praxis Core writing test.
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- What is subject-verb agreement?
- A sentence where the verb matches the subject in number (singular or plural).
- Correct this sentence: 'The team are playing well.'
- The team is playing well. (Team is a collective noun, treated as singular.)
- What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?
- A pronoun must match its antecedent in number, person, and gender.
- Identify the error: 'Each student must submit their homework.'
- Each student is singular, so it should be 'his or her' or 'their' (modern usage accepts singular their).
- What is a sentence fragment?
- An incomplete sentence that lacks an independent clause or a necessary part.
- Identify the fragment: 'Because the weather was cold.'
- This is a dependent clause; it needs an independent clause to be complete.
- What is a run-on sentence?
- Two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.
- What is a comma splice?
- Two independent clauses joined by only a comma, without a coordinating conjunction.
- What is parallel structure?
- Using the same grammatical form for two or more related ideas in a sentence.
- Correct for parallel structure: 'She likes running, swimming, and to hike.'
- She likes running, swimming, and hiking. (All gerunds.)
- What is a misplaced modifier?
- A word or phrase placed away from the noun it modifies, causing confusion.
- Correct: 'Wearing a hat, the sun didn't bother Mark.'
- The sun wasn't wearing the hat. Rewrite: 'Wearing a hat, Mark wasn't bothered by the sun.'
- What is a dangling modifier?
- A modifier that does not clearly modify any word in the sentence.
- Choose the correct word: 'The effect/affect of the policy was significant.'
- Effect. Effect is usually a noun meaning result; affect is usually a verb meaning to influence.
- Choose the correct word: 'Their/There/They're going to the store.'
- They're (they are). Their = possessive, There = location, They're = contraction.