Statement (declarative), Question (interrogative), Command (imperative), Exclamation (exclamatory)

What type of sentence is: "Please pass the salt."

The verb must match the subject in number: singular subjects need singular verbs, plural subjects need plural verbs

"Team" is a collective noun and takes a singular verb

Choose the correct verb: "The team of players _____ on the field."

With "neither...nor", the verb agrees with the nearest subject (dogs = plural)

Choose the correct verb: "Neither the cat nor the dogs _____ in the garden."

1. To show possession (the dog's bone). 2. To show missing letters in contractions (don't = do not)

What are the two main uses of apostrophes?

For singular names ending in S, add 's (James's)

Which is correct for "the book belonging to James"?

Children is already plural, so add 's for possession

Which shows possession for more than one child?

Use commas to separate items in a list of three or more things

Where should the comma go? "After the rain stopped the children went outside."

A comma splice joins two complete sentences with just a comma. This is incorrect.

What is a comma splice and why is it wrong?

Use a colon to introduce a list, an explanation, or a quotation

Use a semicolon to join two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction

Put speech marks around the exact words spoken. Punctuation goes inside the speech marks.

Comma inside speech marks, lowercase "said"

Past (happened before), Present (happening now), Future (will happen)

Present perfect continuous: has/have been + -ing

What tense is: "She has been waiting for an hour"?

Change to past tense: "I go to school every day."

Active: Subject does the action. Passive: Subject receives the action.

What is the difference between active and passive voice?

The meal (object) becomes the subject of the passive sentence

"I" is correct as the subject of the sentence

Choose the correct pronoun: "Tom and _____ went to the park."

Choose the correct pronoun: "She gave the book to _____ ."

Who, whom, which, that, whose - used to connect clauses and give more information

What are relative pronouns and when do you use them?

Use "which" or "that" for animals and things

Choose the correct relative pronoun: "The dog _____ barked was brown."

FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So - they join equal parts of a sentence

Subordinating conjunctions introduce dependent clauses

A sentence with one independent clause (one subject-verb combination)

Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) or semicolon

An independent clause joined with one or more dependent (subordinate) clauses

You're = you are. Your = belonging to you.

They're = they are. Their = belonging to them. There = location.

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