PSSA Grammar Review

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What are synonyms?

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Words that have similar meanings.

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What are antonyms?

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Words that have opposite meanings.

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What is a fragment in a sentence?

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A group of words that does not express a complete thought.

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What is a conjunction?

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A word that connects clauses or sentences (e.g., and, but, or).

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.

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What is a verb?

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A word that describes an action or state of being.

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What is the correct way to use a conjunction in a sentence?

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Place a comma before the conjunction when connecting two independent clauses.

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What is the past tense of 'leap'?

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Leapt.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A group of words that expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a verb.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses that are not properly joined.