Revising Sentences

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun is a word that shows ownership, such as 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'its', 'our', and 'their'. For example, in the sentence 'This is my book', 'my' is a possessive pronoun.

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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 ownership, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'. For example, 'The book is over there', 'That is their book', 'They're going to the park'.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. For example, in the sentence 'The dog barks', 'The dog' is the subject.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. For example, in the sentence 'She runs fast', 'runs' is the verb.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. For example, 'The cat sleeps.' is a complete sentence.

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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. For example, 'When we went to the park' is a fragment because it does not tell what happened.

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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. For example, 'I love to read I have many books' is a run-on sentence.

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses. Common conjunctions include 'and', 'but', and 'or'. For example, 'I want pizza and salad'.

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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 phrase 'the red apple', 'red' is the adjective describing the noun 'apple'.

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What is a comma used for?

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A comma is used to separate items in a list, to join independent clauses with conjunctions, or to set off introductory elements. For example, 'I bought apples, oranges, and bananas'.