Sentence Correction

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence must have a subject and a verb and express a complete thought.

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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).

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Identify the correct form of the verb: 'The dog (bark/barks) loudly.'

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The correct form is 'barks' because 'dog' is singular.

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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 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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Correct the sentence: 'Me and my friend went to the park.'

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The correct sentence is 'My friend and I went to the park.'

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What is the purpose of punctuation in a sentence?

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Punctuation helps clarify meaning and indicates pauses or stops in writing.

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Identify the error: 'Each of the students have their own locker.'

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The correct sentence is 'Each of the students has their own locker.'

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What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'?

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'Its' is a possessive pronoun, while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is'.

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Correct the sentence: 'The team are winning the game.'

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The correct sentence is 'The team is winning the game.'