English 1 Grammar Final Review

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.

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What is an action verb?

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An action verb expresses physical or mental action. Examples include 'run', 'think', and 'jump'.

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What is a linking verb?

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A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence with a word that describes or identifies it. Examples include 'is', 'are', 'was', and 'were'.

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What is a helping verb?

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A helping verb, or auxiliary verb, is used with a main verb to express tense, mood, or voice. Examples include 'have', 'will', and 'can'.

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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 and begins with a subordinating conjunction (e.g., because, although, if).

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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 does AAAWWUBBIS stand for?

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AAAWWUBBIS is an acronym for subordinating conjunctions: Although, After, As, When, While, Until, Because, Before, If, Since.

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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 and is not a complete sentence.

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What is a phrase?

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A phrase is a group of words that work together but do not contain a subject-verb pair and cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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What is the role of an adverb in a sentence?

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An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often indicating how, when, where, or to what extent something is done.