Grammar Review

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It often tells how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.

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What is the correct form of the adverb in this sentence: 'The pitcher threw the ball ______ on the second pitch than the first.'?

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The correct form is 'lower'.

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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. For example, a singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb.

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Identify the error in this sentence: 'Where is the colored pencils?'

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The error is in subject-verb agreement. It should be 'Where are the colored pencils?'

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun. It provides more information about the noun.

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In the sentence 'Sheng's painting uses a beautiful range of colors,' what is the word 'beautiful'?

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The word 'beautiful' is an adjective because it describes the noun 'range'.

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What punctuation change indicates surprise in the sentence: 'Don't eat the cookies yet,' exclaimed Grandma to the children?

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Changing the comma to an exclamation mark after 'yet' indicates surprise.

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What is a prepositional phrase?

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A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun, providing additional information about time, location, or direction.

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Complete the sentence with the correct prepositional phrase: 'Jack and Jill climbed ________.'

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The correct phrase is 'up the hill'.

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What is the purpose of using commas in sentences?

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Commas are used to separate items in a list, to set off introductory elements, and to indicate pauses in sentences.