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- English Home Language
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- 12th Grade
Explanation of language topics : Malapropisms, Concord, Misrelated participles etc.
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Textual EditingParticular phrases
A phrase is a part of a sentence without a finite verb
A particular phrase is a phrase which begins with a
participle
Misrelated participles
Participle phrases are generally separated from the
sentence by a comma.
The subject of the phrase is placed after the comma
If this is not the case, it is now a misrelated participle.
Examples:
X Speeding down the road the camera flashed as the motorist
broke the speed limit.
Correction: As the motorist was speeding down the road, the
camera flashed as the motorist broke the speed limit.
Malapropisms
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