English Grammar

What is a complete sentence?

• A complete sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

• A complete sentence is always a question.

• A complete sentence must be longer than five words.

• A complete sentence contains only a subject.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a subject in a sentence?

• The part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

• The action performed by the subject.

• The part of the sentence that describes the verb.

• The punctuation used at the end of a sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a question?

• A question is a sentence that asks for information and usually ends with a question mark.

• A question is a statement that provides information.

• A question is a type of punctuation used in writing.

• A question is a command given to someone.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What is the simple present tense?

• It describes actions that are happening right now.

• It describes habitual actions or general truths. Example: She walks to school every day.

• It describes actions that will happen in the future.

• It describes actions that happened in the past.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is a verb?

• A word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

• A type of noun that represents a person, place, or thing.

• A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

• A conjunction that connects words or phrases.

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

What is a sentence fragment?

• A complete thought expressed in a single sentence.

• A group of words that does not express a complete thought.

• A type of punctuation used in writing.

• A sentence that contains multiple clauses.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the present continuous tense?

• It describes actions that are currently happening and is formed using 'am/is/are' + verb-ing.

• It describes actions that happened in the past and is formed using 'was/were' + verb-ing.

• It describes actions that will happen in the future and is formed using 'will be' + verb-ing.

• It describes habitual actions and is formed using 'do/does' + base verb.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the difference between 'go' and 'went'?

• 'Go' is the past tense of 'went'.

• 'Go' is the base form of the verb, used in present tense. 'Went' is the future tense of 'go'.

• 'Go' is the base form of the verb, used in present tense. 'Went' is the past tense of 'go'.

• 'Go' and 'went' are synonyms and can be used interchangeably.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the past tense of 'wash'?

• washd

• washed

• washen

• washs

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is a noun?

• A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A type of verb that shows action.

• A word that describes an adjective.

• A phrase that connects two clauses.

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B