Grammar

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What is a contraction?

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A contraction is a shortened form of a word or group of words, created by omitting certain letters and sounds. For example, 'it's' is a contraction of 'it is'.

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What is the difference between 'there', 'their', and 'they're'?

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'There' refers to a place, 'their' shows possession, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'.

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Examples include 'he', 'she', 'it', and 'they'.

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What is the purpose of an apostrophe?

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An apostrophe is used to indicate possession (e.g., 'Sarah's book') or to form contractions (e.g., 'don't' for 'do not').

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate is the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

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What is an adjective?

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

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What is an adverb?

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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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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is not a complete sentence.