6th Grade Grammar Review

Front

What is a cause in a sentence?

Back

A cause is the reason why something happens.

Front

What is an effect in a sentence?

Back

An effect is what happens as a result of a cause.

Front

What is an antecedent?

Back

An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to.

Front

What is a pronoun?

Back

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

Front

What is the correct way to capitalize book titles?

Back

Capitalize the first and last words, and all major words in between.

Front

What is subject-verb agreement?

Back

Subject-verb agreement means the subject and verb in a sentence must match in number (singular or plural).

Front

What is the past tense of the verb 'to be'?

Back

The past tense of 'to be' is 'was' for singular subjects and 'were' for plural subjects.

Front

What is a complete sentence?

Back

A complete sentence has a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought.

Front

What is a fragment?

Back

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

Front

What is the purpose of punctuation?

Back

Punctuation helps clarify meaning and indicates pauses in writing.