DGP Review

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What are demonstrative pronouns?

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Demonstrative pronouns are pronouns that point to specific things or people. Examples include: this, that, these, those.

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate of a sentence includes the verb and all the words that tell what the subject does or is. For example, in 'Dillon runs faster than Kingston', the complete predicate is 'runs faster than Kingston'.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

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What is an indefinite pronoun?

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An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing. Examples include: anyone, everyone, someone, and nobody.

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What are FANBOYS?

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FANBOYS is an acronym for the coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

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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.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. Examples include: run, jump, is, and are.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject. For example, 'She ran and jumped'.

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What is a coordinating conjunction?

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A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses that are similar or equal. Examples include: and, but, or.

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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. It has a subject and a verb.