Grammar Review

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What is verb tense?

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Verb tense indicates the time of action or state of being in a sentence, showing whether it is in the past, present, or future.

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What is the present perfect tense?

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The present perfect tense describes actions that occurred at an unspecified time before now. It is formed using 'have' or 'has' + past participle (e.g., 'I have eaten').

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. Regular verbs typically add '-ed' to the base form (e.g., 'walk' becomes 'walked').

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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. It usually comes before the verb.

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What is the correct way to use 'I' and 'me' in a sentence?

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Use 'I' as the subject of a verb and 'me' as the object of a verb or preposition. (e.g., 'George and I went to the store.' vs. 'The teacher called me.')

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What is punctuation?

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Punctuation refers to the marks used in writing that help clarify meaning and separate ideas, such as periods, commas, and question marks.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction (e.g., 'and', 'but', 'or').

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

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What is the purpose of a comma?

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A comma is used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence, separate items in a list, or clarify meaning.