Everyday Grammar Pretest

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. For example, in the sentence 'Janine walks her dog Khaleesi in the park on Saturdays,' the subject is 'Janine.'

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What is a compound-complex sentence?

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A compound-complex sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. For example, 'After I came back from the doctor's, she told me to get some rest, so I decided to take a nap.'

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. In the sentence 'Watching football is my favorite part of fall,' the verb is 'is.'

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What is a possessive noun?

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A possessive noun shows ownership. For example, 'deer's' indicates that the horns belong to the deer.

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How do you form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in 's'?

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To form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in 's,' you add an apostrophe after the 's.' For example, 'children' becomes 'children's' to show that the toys belong to the children.

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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. It has a subject and a verb. For example, 'She told me to get some rest.'

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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. It has a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought. For example, 'After I came back from the doctor's.'

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What is the difference between a simple sentence and a compound sentence?

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A simple sentence contains one independent clause, while a compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction. For example, 'I like coffee' (simple) vs. 'I like coffee, and she likes tea' (compound).

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a word that connects clauses or sentences. Common conjunctions include 'and,' 'but,' and 'or.'

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. For example, in 'The tall building,' 'tall' is the adjective describing the noun 'building.'