COMPLEX SENTENCES Definition A complex sentence contains exactly one independent clause and one or more dependent (subordinate)...
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COMPOUND SENTENCES Definition A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined together. Each independent clause...
SIMPLE SENTENCES Definition A simple sentence contains exactly one independent clause. An independent clause has a subject,...
ERROR 12: MIXED CONSTRUCTIONS AND FAULTY PREDICATION Definition A mixed construction (also called a mixed sentence) occurs...
ERROR 11: FAULTY SUBORDINATION AND COORDINATION Definition Coordination joins two equal and equally important ideas using coordinating...
ERROR 10: WORDINESS AND REDUNDANCY Definition Wordiness means using more words than necessary to express an idea....
ERROR 9: OVERUSE OF PASSIVE VOICE Definition Voice describes the relationship between the subject of a sentence...
ERROR 8: INCONSISTENT VERB TENSE Definition Verb tense consistency requires that a writer maintain the same basic...
ERROR 7: FAULTY PARALLELISM Definition Parallelism (also called parallel structure or parallel construction) requires that words, phrases,...
ERROR 6: DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS Definition A modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that describes...