Grammar

Front

What is punctuation?

Back

Punctuation refers to the marks used in writing that help clarify meaning and separate linguistic units. Examples include periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Front

What is the correct way to capitalize the pronoun 'I'?

Back

The pronoun 'I' should always be capitalized, regardless of its position in a sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Front

What is a verb?

Back

A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Examples include 'run', 'is', and 'think'.

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is the past tense?

Back

The past tense is a verb form used to describe actions that have already happened. For example, 'walked' is the past tense of 'walk'.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is a noun?

Back

A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples include 'dog', 'city', and 'happiness'.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is a complete sentence?

Back

A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate and express a complete thought. For example, 'The cat sleeps.'

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

What is a subject in a sentence?

Back

The subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. For example, in 'The dog barks', 'the dog' is the subject.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Front

What is a predicate in a sentence?

Back

The predicate is the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is. For example, in 'The dog barks', 'barks' is the predicate.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Front

What is an adjective?

Back

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. For example, in 'The red apple', 'red' is the adjective describing the noun 'apple'.

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Front

What is an adverb?

Back

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often ending in '-ly'. For example, 'quickly' in 'She runs quickly'.

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CCSS.L.3.1A