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Grammar Essentials: Clauses and Modifiers

This document discusses grammar and meaning, defining clauses, modifiers, sentence cores, conjunctions, and markers. It defines dependent and independent clauses, essential and nonessential modifiers, and the core of a sentence. It also discusses conjunctions like FANBOYS and defines markers as flags that indicate what type of issue is being tested, giving examples of markers for comparisons.

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Grammar Essentials: Clauses and Modifiers

This document discusses grammar and meaning, defining clauses, modifiers, sentence cores, conjunctions, and markers. It defines dependent and independent clauses, essential and nonessential modifiers, and the core of a sentence. It also discusses conjunctions like FANBOYS and defines markers as flags that indicate what type of issue is being tested, giving examples of markers for comparisons.

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Chapter 2 Grammar and Meaning

1. Clause: A clause is a set of words that contains a subject and a working verb.
Dependent Clause: Also contains a verb but cannot stand alone as a
sentence.
2. Modifier: A modifier provides additional information in a sentence, beyond the
core subject and verb.
Nonessential modifier: If removed, sentence still makes sense.
The large dog, which has black fur, is a Labrador.
Essential modifier: If removed, doesnt make sense.
The job that she started last week is much harder than her previous job.
3. Sentence Core: The core of a sentence consists of any independent clauses with
essential modifiers.
4. Conjunction: Conjunctions are words that help to stick parts of sentences
together.
He worked hard, and a raise was his reward.
FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
5. Marker: A marker is a flag or clue that a certain kind of issue is being tested.
Unlike = testing comparisons
Match Your Words:
Unlike Alaska, where the winter is quite cold, the temperature in Florida rarely
goes below freezing.
Cant compare Alaska to Temperature, illogical.
Avoid Redundancy:
Wrong

The value of the stock ROSE by a 10% increase. - Increase =

redundant
Right :

The value of the stock INCREASED by 10%

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