Study Check 4

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Pronoun

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A word that takes the place of a noun (ex: he, him, his, she, her, I, me, it, they, we, us, myself, herself)

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To Add Transition Words

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also, finally, first, furthermore, in addition, likewise, moreover, next

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Comparison Transition Words

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however, in contrast, on the other hand, on the contrary, yet, on the other hand, similarly

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Antecedent

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The noun that a pronoun refers to (the pronoun must agree with the antecedent in number and gender)

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Verb Tense

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The form of a verb that shows when the action or state of being takes place (past, present, or future)

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Consistent Tense

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The author maintains the same verb tense (past, present, or future) throughout a sentence, paragraph, or passage

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Capitalization

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Abbreviations, initials, acronyms, organizations, languages/races/nationalities, historical periods/events/documents, titles of books/stories/essays, the first word of a complete sentence in a direct quotation, geographical names and places/holidays/official titles of people, months/days, beginning of sentences, 'I', names, proper nouns

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Independent clause (IC)

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Contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought

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Complete sentences

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An IC that begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark.

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Compound sentence

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A sentence with at least two independent clauses linked with a comma, conjunction, or a semicolon (IC, and IC) (IC;IC)