Grammar

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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. Examples: run, jump, is.

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must match in number (singular or plural). For example, 'He runs' (singular) vs. 'They run' (plural).

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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. Example: 'I love to read I have many books.'

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples: cat, school, happiness.

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are currently happening or are habitual. Example: 'I eat lunch every day.'

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Examples: happy, blue, tall.

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What is the correct order of adjectives?

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The correct order of adjectives is: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose. Example: 'a lovely small old round blue French wooden table.'

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often ending in -ly. Examples: quickly, very, well.

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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. Example: 'The dog barks.'

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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. Example: 'When I went to the store.'