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Grammar Review (Day 11-20 Daily Grams)

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  • Independent or Dependent clause? They ate cake at the party.
    Independent clause
  • What are the subject(s) and verb(s)? My sister and I gave our niece a present.
    S: My sister and I / V: gave
  • Use this verb as a past participle in a sentence: TO ACCEPT
    I have accepted the fact that I am a genius.
  • Use this verb as a past participle in a sentence: TO SING
    They have sung the song five times already.
  • THEY'RE is a contraction for what?
    They are
  • What do we use to separate a city and state, a city and country, two descriptive words, the day and year in a date, and a day and date?
    A comma
  • Fix this fragment sentence? While it rained.
    While it rained, I watched TV.
  • What are the prepositional phrases? He plays soccer with his friends on Saturdays at Standard Park in the summer.
    with his friends; on Saturdays; at Standard Park; in the summer
  • What are the subject(s) and verb(s)? Joe and John haven't drunk coffee today.
    S: Joe and John / V: haven't drunk
  • Replace the noun with a pronoun: The students are ready for Spring Break!
    They are ready for Spring Break!
  • Jackson's car OR Jacksons' car?
    Jackson's car (singular)
  • What is the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE?
    YOUR is a possessive pronoun; YOU'RE is a contraction for YOU ARE
  • Use this verb as a past participle in a sentence: TO DO
    She has done everything possible to succeed.
  • What are the subject(s) and verb(s)? Would you like to go to the beach with us?
    S: you / V: would like
  • Articles (a, an, the), numbers, demonstratives (this, that, these, those), and possessive pronouns and nouns are what type of adjective?
    Limiting (or determining)
  • What type of sentence is this? Shut up and do your work!
    Imperative
  • Use this verb as a past participle in a sentence: TO RUN
    Has he ever run a marathon?
  • What are the subject(s) and verb(s)? Open the door and look on the top shelf..
    S: you (implied) / V: open, look
  • Are career choices capitalized?
    No
  • What is the contraction for WE ARE?
    we're
  • When is a hyphen used? (2)
    To combine place names (Winston-Salem, Statford-on-Avon) AND prefixes with a base word (self-esteem)
  • Use this verb as a past participle in a sentence: TO GO
    Have you ever gone to New York?
  • What are the prepositional phrases? She eats in her office at noon during weekdays.
    in her office; at noon; during weekdays
  • Independent or Dependent clause? My best friend's mom's sister's husband Joe.
    Dependent clause
  • Give an example of an independent clause.
    Answers will vary (must include a subject and verb)
  • Independent or dependent clause? After school got out.
    Dependent clause
  • T or F: Man-made structures, such as canals, bridges, and buildings are not capitalized.
    False!
  • Use this verb as a past participle in a sentence: TO SWIM
    I would have swum faster, but I am out of shape.
  • Beautiful, ugly, smart, stupid...are examples of what kind of adjective?
    Descriptive
  • What type of sentence is this? It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
    Declarative
  • T or F: We capitalize brand names and products.
    False: we only capitalize the brand name, not the product (Lady Jane chocolates; Goagurt yogurt)
  • Use this verb as a past participle in a sentence: TO FALL
    Have you ever fallen in front of a lot of people?
  • Are proper names capitalized? (people's names, business names, geographical places)
    Yes
  • All of the student's papers OR All of the students' papers?
    All of the students' papers (plural)
  • What is an invariable noun?
    A noun that is always singular or always plural; for example, deer, rice, coffee
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