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** <u>remove</u> "Joey" | ** <u>remove</u> "Joey" | ||
*** ''She gave I a bad grade'' = incorrect | *** ''She gave I a bad grade'' = incorrect | ||
* <u>common wrong pronoun answers include:</u> | |||
** Us kids are going << should be "We kids are going" | |||
*** <u>to test</u>: remove "kids" and you have "Us are going" = incorrect | |||
**** thus, "We are going" works | |||
=== personal pronouns and prepositions === | === personal pronouns and prepositions === | ||
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|''Stop reading '''for''' the chapter's end'' | |''Stop reading '''for''' the chapter's end'' | ||
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== homophones == | == homophones == | ||
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** ''The clerk refunded '''back''' the money'' << refund = to give back, so "back" is redundant | ** ''The clerk refunded '''back''' the money'' << refund = to give back, so "back" is redundant | ||
** ''In addition, we '''also''' saw the zebras.'' << in addition = also, so "also" is redundant | ** ''In addition, we '''also''' saw the zebras.'' << in addition = also, so "also" is redundant | ||
* <u>note</u>: college admissions tests will also test for redundancy, such as: | |||
* note: college admissions tests will also test for redundancy, such as: | |||
** ''Runoff water storage also increases savings on water costs.'' << where "savings" and "costs" are rendundant | ** ''Runoff water storage also increases savings on water costs.'' << where "savings" and "costs" are rendundant | ||
== Misc concepts, skills & words == | == Misc concepts, skills & words == |