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The guitar is in (its / it's) case.
its
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(Its / It's) an honor and a privilege...
It's (It is)
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Names of conditions or ideas:
beauty, strength, truth, peace
What type of nouns
General nouns
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Names of people, places, and things that are understood by using your senses
baby, friend, father, town, park, city hall, rainbow, cough, apple, silk...
What type of nouns?
Specific nouns
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Names for a person, place or thing that may act as a whole.
class, company, dozen, group, herd, team, public
What type of nouns?
Collective nouns
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A stand in for a noun
pronoun
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What type of pronoun is:
I myself, you yourself, he himself, she herself....
Intensive pronoun
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What type of pronouns are:
which, who, whom, whose
Relative pronoun
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What type of pronouns are:
what, which, who, whom, whose?
Interrogative pronouns
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What type of pronouns are:
this, that, these, those?
Domonstrative
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What type of pronouns are:
all, any, each, everyone, either/neither, one, some, several?
Indefinite pronouns
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What type of pronouns are:
each other, one another?
Reciprocal pronouns
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A verb whose action points to a receiver is what type of verb
- Transitive
- He plays the piano.
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A verb that does not point to a receiver of an action is what type of verb?
- Intransitive
- He plays.
- John writes well.
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A verb that links the subject of a sentence to a noun or pronoun.
- Linking verb
- I am John.
- I smell roses.
- I feel tired.
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Verb tense Present Perfect
a. I talk
b. I have talked
b. I have talked
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Verb tense Past Perfect
a. I talked
b. I had talked
b. I had talked
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Verb tense Future Perfect
a. I will have talked
b. I will talk
a. I will have talked
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Verb tense where the action started in the past and continues into the present.
Present perfect
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Verb tense where the second action happened in the past, the first action came before the second.
Before I walked to the store (action 2), I had walked to the library (action 1)
Past perfect
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A verb tense where an action that uses the past and the future. The action is complete before a future moment.
When she comes for the supplies (future), I will have walked to the store (completed in the past).
Future perfect
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When you need to change the form of a verb...
present tense (dream, dreamed)
Conjugating verbs
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This is used to modify a noun or pronoun, it asks a question...
Which one?, What kind of?, or How many?
- Adjective - usually comes before the words they modify.
- The third suit is my favorite.
- The navy blue suit is my favorite.
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What type of adjective is a comparison of one person or thing?
This work is more difficult than your work.
Comparative degree adjective
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What type of adjective compares more than two people or things?
This is the most difficult work of my life.
Superlative degree adjective
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A word used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb?
Usually ask the questions: When?, Where?, How?, and Why?
- Adverb
- He is never angry.
- You talk too loud.
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A word placed before a noun or pronoun that shows the relationship between an object and another word in the sentence.
- Prepositions
- The napkin is in the drawer.
- The Earth rotates around the Sun.
- The needle is beneath the haystack.
- Can you find me among the words?
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These join words, phrases, or clauses, and they show the connection between the joined pieces.
- Conjunctions
- The rock was small, but it was heavy.
- She drove in the night, and he drove in the day.
- Either you are coming, or you are staying.
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Which is correct?
a. Bob caught three fish and I caught two fish.
b. Bob caught three fish, and I caught two fish.
b.
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Which is correct use of comma:
a. The kind, brown dog followed me home.
b. The kind, loyal dog followed me home.
b.
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Examples of correct semicolon usage:
- She is outside; we are inside.
- You are right; we should go with your plan
- I think that we can agree on this; however, I am not sure about my friends.
- I have visited New York, New York; Augusta, Maine; and Baltimore, Maryland.
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In quotation marks, where do you place the comma or period?
- Inside quotes
- We read "Peter Pan," "Alice in Wonderland," and "Cinderella."
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Is a colon or semicolon placed inside or outside quotes?
- Outside quotes
- They watched "The Nutcracker"; then, they went home.
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Are question marks and exclamation points placed inside or outside a quote?
- Inside when part of the quote
- The crowd cheered, "Victory!"
- Outside when not part of a quote
- Is your favorite book "The Hobbit"?
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Capitalization in a Direct Quote -which is correct?
She asked, "what is your name"?
She asked, "What is your name"?
She asked, "What is your name"?
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Capitalize proper nouns and adjectives that come from proper nouns
Proper Noun: My parents are from Europe.
Adjective from Proper Noun: My father is British, and my mother is Italian.
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Which capitalization is correct?
James is from the West.
After three miles, turn South toward the highway.
James is from the West.
After three miles, turn south toward the highway.
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Who or what the sentence is about is called the?
John and Jane sing on Tuesday nights at the dance hall.
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What remains of the sentence after you have found the subject?
John and Jane sing on Tuesday nights at the dance hall.
- Predicate
- Everything else in the sentence besides John and Jane
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A word or group of words that show how an action had an influence on someone or something. (To/For Whom or What was taught?)
We taught the old dog a new trick.
- Indirect objects
- We taught the old dog a new trick.
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A noun that takes or receives the action of a verb.
I took the blanket. (Who or what did I take?)
- Direct objects
- I took the blanket.
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Nouns that modify the subject and finish linking verbs.
My father is a lawyer.
- Predicate Nouns
- Subject: father
- Predicate noun: lawyer
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Adjectives that modify the subject and finish linking verbs.
Your mother is patient.
- Predicate Adjectives
- Subject: mother
- Predicate adjective: patient
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Pronoun-antecedent agreement (singular agreement)
John came into town, and he played for us.
John came into town, and he played for us.
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Pronoun-antecedent agreement (plural agreement)
John and Rick came into town, and they played for us.
John and Rick came into town, and they played for us.
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An independent clause give a ...
- Complete thought
- I am running outside.
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A dependent clause does not share a complete thought and it needs what to make sense?
An independent clause.
I am running because I want to stay in shape.
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