Grammar Review

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What is active voice?

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Active voice is a sentence structure where the subject performs the action of the verb. For example, 'Mr. Naftzger threw his sandwich at Mrs. Hall.'

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What is passive voice?

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Passive voice is a sentence structure where the subject receives the action of the verb. For example, 'The muffins were made by Mrs. Hall for Mr. Naftzger's birthday.'

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How can you identify an active voice sentence?

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An active voice sentence typically has a clear subject-verb-object structure, where the subject is doing the action.

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What is the correct punctuation for appositives?

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Appositives should be set off by commas. For example, 'Tyler, an avid reader, loves the Warrior Cats series.'

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What is verb tense?

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Verb tense indicates the time of action or state of being expressed by the verb. Common tenses include past, present, and future.

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What is the present perfect tense?

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The present perfect tense describes actions that occurred at an unspecified time before now. For example, 'I have tried all the types of Girl Scout Cookies.'

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What is the past perfect tense?

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The past perfect tense describes an action that was completed before another action in the past. For example, 'Other inventors had put sound with pictures before Thomas Edison did.'

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence consists of two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. For example, 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. For example, 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

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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 conjunctions.