Grammar

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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

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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'. For example, in 'She runs quickly', 'quickly' is an adverb modifying the verb 'runs'.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun. For example, in 'The tall building', 'tall' is an adjective describing the noun 'building'.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought. For example, 'The dog barks.'

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What is a sentence fragment?

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A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is missing either a subject or a verb. For example, 'When we went to the store.'

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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 or to separate items in a list. For example, 'I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.'

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What is the past participle form of a verb?

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The past participle is a verb form used in perfect tenses and passive voice, often ending in '-ed' for regular verbs. For example, 'frozen' is the past participle of 'freeze'.

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What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'?

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'Its' is a possessive pronoun meaning 'belonging to it', while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. For example, 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. For example, 'Although it was raining, I went for a walk.'