Grammar Review

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What is a comma used for in a sentence?

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A comma is used to separate items in a list, to set off introductory elements, and to separate independent clauses when they are joined by conjunctions.

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What is the difference between 'your' and 'you're'?

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'Your' is a possessive adjective meaning 'belonging to you', while 'you're' is a contraction of 'you are'.

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What are FANBOYS?

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FANBOYS is an acronym for the coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

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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 agree in number (singular or plural). For example, 'He runs' (singular) vs. 'They run' (plural).

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

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What is a fragment?

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

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What is the purpose of a period in a sentence?

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A period is used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not express a complete thought.

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What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 'Many people ______ their lives for this country.'?

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The correct form is 'have given'.