7 Common Writing Errors Practice Flashcard

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What is Capitalization?

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Capitalization is the use of uppercase letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns. For example, 'Karla and Larry ended up getting married at St. Anne's Church.'

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What is an Apostrophe used for?

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An apostrophe is used to indicate possession or to form contractions. For example, 'Devins dog' should be 'Devon's dog' to show possession.

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What is a Fragment in writing?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. For example, 'When the airplane started to shake and spin toward the ground below.' is a fragment.

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What is Spelling?

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Spelling refers to the correct arrangement of letters in a word. For example, 'slaming' should be spelled 'slamming'.

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What is Word Usage?

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Word usage refers to the correct use of words in context. For example, 'too' should be 'to' in 'Hector and Tommy went too the event'.

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What is a Run-On Sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions. For example, 'I love to write I write every day' is a run-on.

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What is Subject/Verb Agreement?

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Subject/verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number. For example, 'He runs' (singular) vs. 'They run' (plural).

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What is a Proper Noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized. For example, 'St. Anne's Church'.

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What is a Common Noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing and is not capitalized. For example, 'church' is a common noun.

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What is a Complete Sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and includes a subject and a verb. For example, 'The dog barked.' is a complete sentence.