Basic Grammar Rules

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What should the first letter of the first word in a sentence be?

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A capital letter.

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In American English, collective nouns take what type of verbs?

Back

Singular verbs.

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Where do adjectives usually come in relation to a noun?

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Before a noun.

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What must every sentence have along with a subject?

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A verb.

Front

If an opinion-adjective and a fact-adjective are used before a noun, which comes first?

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An opinion-adjective.

Front

What is a noun?

Back

A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a verb?

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A word that describes an action or state of being.

Front

What is an adjective?

Back

A word that describes a noun.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

Back

The person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.

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What is an object in a sentence?

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The noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.