Grammar Review

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What is passive voice?

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Passive voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb. For example, 'The book was read by the student.'

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What is active voice?

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Active voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb. For example, 'The student read the book.'

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How can you identify a sentence in passive voice?

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A sentence is in passive voice if it includes a form of 'to be' followed by a past participle, and the doer of the action may be introduced by 'by.'

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What is punctuation?

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Punctuation refers to the marks used in writing that help clarify meaning and separate linguistic units, such as periods, commas, and semicolons.

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What is a correctly punctuated sentence?

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A correctly punctuated sentence follows the rules of punctuation, making it clear and easy to read. For example, 'I enjoy reading, writing, and learning.'

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. For example, 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

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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 conjunctions.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks a main clause. For example, 'Because I was tired.'

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural). For example, 'She runs' (singular) vs. 'They run' (plural).