Dec 3- Grammar Warm-Up

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What is a comma used for in a sentence?

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A comma is used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list.

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What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'?

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'Its' is a possessive pronoun meaning 'belonging to it', while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'.

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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 a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

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What is a fragment in a sentence?

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

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What is the purpose of using conjunctions in sentences?

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Conjunctions are used to connect words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not express a complete thought.

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What is the role of adjectives in a sentence?

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Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns.