Grammar Pretest

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What are the three components required for a complete sentence?

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A subject, a verb, and a complete thought.

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Identify the incorrectly structured sentence: "Jose was late, he missed the show."

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This sentence is a comma splice; it should be separated into two sentences or connected with a conjunction.

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Which sentence has a misused verb tense? "Amy walked inside the cathedral, looks up at the ceiling, and gasped in amazement at the beautiful architecture."

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The verb 'looks' should be 'looked' to maintain past tense consistency.

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What component is missing in the incomplete sentence: "Quietly tiptoeing out of the room."?

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A subject.

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What component is missing in the incomplete sentence: "The brand-new shiny red car"?

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A verb.

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Define a subject in a sentence.

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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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.

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What is a complete thought?

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A complete thought expresses a complete idea and can stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a comma splice?

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A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined with just a comma without a coordinating conjunction.

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What is the purpose of an adjective?

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An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun by providing additional information about it.