Grammar

Front

What is the present progressive tense?

Back

The present progressive tense describes an action that is currently ongoing. It is formed using the verb 'to be' (am/is/are) + the present participle (verb+ing). Example: 'I am counting.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the past progressive tense?

Back

The past progressive tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past. It is formed using the verb 'to be' in the past (was/were) + the present participle (verb+ing). Example: 'I was skipping.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

How do you fill in the blank with the correct form of 'your'?

Back

The correct form is 'your.' The sentence would read: 'Which superhero is your favorite?'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Front

How do you punctuate direct speech?

Back

Direct speech should be enclosed in quotation marks. For example: She explained, 'Each hailstone has rings similar to the rings inside the trunk of an oak tree, and these rings show the different layers that formed the hailstone.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Front

What is subject-verb agreement?

Back

Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural). For example, 'Students play' (plural) vs. 'Student plays' (singular).

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Front

What is an example of a sentence in the present progressive tense?

Back

An example is: 'She is reading a book.' This indicates that the action is happening right now.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is an example of a sentence in the past progressive tense?

Back

An example is: 'They were playing soccer.' This indicates that the action was happening at a specific time in the past.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the difference between 'your' and 'you're'?

Back

'Your' is a possessive adjective used to indicate ownership, while 'you're' is a contraction of 'you are.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Front

What punctuation is used to indicate a quote?

Back

Quotation marks are used to indicate a quote. For example: 'He said, "Hello."'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Front

What is the rule for using commas in direct speech?

Back

A comma is used to separate the spoken words from the reporting clause. For example: 'She said, "I will go."'

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A