4.11di Sentence Structure and Subject-Verb Agreement (PRE)

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and includes a subject and a verb.

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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.

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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).

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Example of subject-verb agreement: 'The dog barks.'

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In this sentence, 'dog' is singular, and 'barks' is the correct singular verb.

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Example of subject-verb disagreement: 'The dogs barks.'

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In this sentence, 'dogs' is plural, but 'barks' is a singular verb, which is incorrect.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

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Example of a compound sentence: 'I wanted to play outside, but it started to rain.'

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This sentence has two independent clauses: 'I wanted to play outside' and 'it started to rain.'

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a word that connects clauses or sentences, such as 'and,' 'but,' or 'or.'

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What is the purpose of a comma in a compound sentence?

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A comma is used before the conjunction to separate the two independent clauses.

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Identify the correct sentence: 'She likes apples, and he likes oranges.'

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This sentence is correct because it uses a comma before the conjunction 'and'.