6th Grade Grammar Review

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (e.g., and, but, or).

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What is a coordinating conjunction?

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A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses that are similar or equal in structure. Examples include: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that shows ownership. Examples include: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

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What is an object pronoun?

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An object pronoun is a pronoun that receives the action of the verb in a sentence. Examples include: me, you, him, her, it, us, them.

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What is a vague pronoun?

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A vague pronoun is a pronoun that does not clearly refer to a specific noun, leading to confusion. For example, in the sentence 'Armand visited George after his graduation ceremony had ended,' 'his' is vague.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and expresses a complete thought. It has a subject and a verb.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The dependent clause cannot stand alone.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. It tells us who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate of a sentence tells what the subject does or is. It includes the verb and any objects or modifiers.

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What is an antecedent?

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An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to or replaces in a sentence.