Grammar Rules

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What is the difference between 'a' and 'an'?

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Use 'a' before words that begin with a consonant sound (e.g., a cat) and 'an' before words that begin with a vowel sound (e.g., an apple).

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized (e.g., Sarah, Paris, Google).

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing (e.g., girl, city, car).

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How do you form the plural of most nouns?

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Add 's' to the end of the noun (e.g., cat -> cats).

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How do you form the plural of nouns ending in 'y'?

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If a noun ends in a consonant followed by 'y', change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es' (e.g., baby -> babies).

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How do you form the plural of nouns ending in 'f' or 'fe'?

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Change 'f' or 'fe' to 'ves' (e.g., leaf -> leaves).

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What is a contraction?

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A contraction is a shortened form of two words combined with an apostrophe (e.g., you're = you are).

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., blue, tall, happy).

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action or state of being (e.g., run, is, jump).

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something in the sentence (e.g., The dog barks).