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Written Communicatin
Written Communication
Term | Definition |
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Characteristics of a sentence | Group of words that expresses a complete thought, subject, predicate, predicate's verb |
Subject of sentence is . . . | a person, place, idea about which something is said |
Predicate of sentence. . . | tells / asks something about the subject. |
An integral part of everyday for a peace officer is | Written Communication |
Noun | a word that is the name of something (as a person, animal, place, object, quality, concept, or action). |
Preposition | A word that combines with a noun, pronoun, or noun equivalent (as a phrase or clause) to form a phrase that usually acts as an adverb, adjective, or noun. |
Verb | expresses an act, occurrence, or mode of being |
Pronoun | a word that is used as a substitute for a noun or noun equivalent |
Sentence Fragment | only a piece of a complete sentence. Pieces of info are left out. Often occurs through simple omission of words. Can occur because of incorrect punctuation. |
Run on sentences | 2 or more sentences written as 1 |
Comma Splice | joining 2 or more sentences together with a comma |
Misplaced modifiers | attaches itself to the wrong word in a sentence |
Passive voice | subject receives the action |
Active voice | subject performs the action |