7th Grade Grammar Review

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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. It can stand alone as a sentence.

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What is the correct verb form for the subject 'Matthew' in the sentence: 'Matthew often ---- the four flights of stairs for exercise.'?

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The correct verb form is 'climbs'.

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What type of sentence is: 'The right hemisphere of the human brain typically controls muscle movement on the left side of the body.'?

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This is a simple sentence.

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What is the correct verb form for the subject 'International flights' in the sentence: 'International flights ---- use this local airport.'?

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The correct verb form is 'don't'.

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What punctuation should be used in the list: 'Larry was looking at three different cars: a Bugatti, a Lamborghini, and an Alfa Romeo.'?

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Use a colon (:) before the list.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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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 agree in number (singular or plural). For example, 'He runs' (singular) vs. 'They run' (plural).

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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 (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

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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.

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What is a compound-complex sentence?

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A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.