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