PSSA - 6 - ELA - Grammar Review

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time of action or state of being expressed by the verb. Common tenses include past, present, and future.

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What is the purpose of capitalizing nouns?

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Capitalizing nouns helps to identify proper nouns, which are specific names of people, places, or organizations, and to indicate the beginning of sentences.

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What is a colon used for in a sentence?

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A colon is used to introduce a list, a quote, or an explanation that follows.

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What is the difference between 'is eating' and 'ate'?

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'Is eating' is present continuous tense, indicating an action happening now, while 'ate' is simple past tense, indicating an action that has already happened.

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What are the rules for capitalizing months?

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The names of months, such as January, February, etc., are always capitalized in English.

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What is the correct way to rewrite 'US AND THEM' in a sentence?

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The correct way is 'WE AND OUR PARENTS' when referring to a group including the speaker.

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What does it mean to rewrite a sentence?

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To rewrite a sentence means to express the same idea using different words or structure, often for clarity or correctness.

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What is the function of a noun in a sentence?

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A noun serves as the subject or object in a sentence, representing a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is the past tense of 'to eat'?

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The past tense of 'to eat' is 'ate'.

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What is the present continuous tense?

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The present continuous tense describes an action that is currently happening, formed with 'is/are' + verb-ing.