Checking in on grammar

Which of these are nouns? (Hint more than one)

• sunglasses

• sky

• joy

• teach

Which of these is not a noun?

• speaking

• Balmoral

• love

• coffee

How many verb groups does a clause have?

• 1

• 3

• endless

Which verb group includes words about doing things​ ​ ​ (a)  

• relational
• action
• recreational

• saying

• sensing

Which verb group covers feelings and things you cannot see things​ ​ (a)  

• relational
• recreational

• saying

• action
• sensing

Which verb group covers the words that indicate speech is happening​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• relational
• sensing
• action
• saying

Which verb group do most people not even recognise as a verb but gives clauses both tense and number​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• sensing
• action
• saying
• relational

What kind of error is it when a writer tries to join two independent clauses with a comma?

• metaphor

• noun

• comma splice

• sentence

​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• What are three easy ways to fix a comma splice?
• use an appropriate conjunction
• use a semicolon
• use a full stop to make two sentences
• ignore it
• hope no-one notices
• add a metaphor