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Which word must agree with its antecedent in number and gender?
pronoun — Pronouns match the noun they replace.
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Which voice shows the subject performing the action?
active voice — Stronger and clearer than passive.
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Where is a hyphen required in a compound adjective?
before the noun — Example: well-known author.
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Where should you break a word at the end of a line?
at a syllable — Divide only at natural syllable breaks.
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Where should related words appear to keep meaning clear?
together — Don’t separate subject, verb, or modifiers.
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lifesaver
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seesaw
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gift
Win 10 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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Which element of verbs must stay the same throughout a passage?
tense — Maintain consistent time.
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What must every sentence in a paragraph support?
unity — All details relate to one idea.
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Where does the period go if an entire sentence is inside parentheses?
inside the parentheses — The period stays within the brackets.
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What must match the subject in number and person?
verb — Ensure subject-verb agreement.
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What kind of sentence weakens style with many loosely joined clauses?
loose sentence — Avoid too many “and” links.
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thief
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star
Double points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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thief
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What do we call an informal, regional expression?
colloquialism — Not suited to formal writing.
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Where do you put a comma when two independent clauses are joined by “and,” “but,” or “or”? —
before the conjunction — A comma separates the full clauses.
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seesaw
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gold
Win 50 points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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What should writers remove to keep sentences strong?
needless words — Shorter is clearer.
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