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  • When do we use has/have in a sentence?
    When showing possession; as a helping verb
  • Passive or active: The stories had been read before, but it was time for a refresher.
    Passive
  • What is a verb?
    Action a noun takes
  • What is the purpose of a comma?
    It indicates a separation between words, phrases, or ideas in order to prevent misreadings
  • Even through I know I should, I have issues with task follow-though.
    through to though; though to through
  • Identify the mistake: Marcus likes to eat bananas, Karen thinks it's weird that he also eats the peels.
    After bananas, add conjunction
  • Identify the mistakes: We can leave whenever we want however, Tomathen has told us not to leave before 1pm.
    Add a comma before "however" or add a semi-colon
  • Passive or Active: What are you doing?
    Active
  • Please give an example sentence using has/have accompanying a verb.
    Answers vary
  • Passive or active: This passage was written in the first person and in past tense.
    Passive
  • Identify adverbs and adjectives: My super strong brother sat unflinchingly on me for 20 minutes to show me who's in charge.
    Adverbs: super, unflinchingly; Adjectives: strong
  • Passive or active: The bull ate twelve barrels of hay in one sitting.
    Active
  • Passive or active: John and I were assigned the homework days ago.
    Passive
  • Identify the mistake: After all this time Linda still thinks about how she broke her toe on the train.
    Insert comma between "time" and "Linda"; introductory phrase
  • Identify the verbs: The wind blew harder and faster than two stallions galloping down a hill.
    Blew, galloping
  • What is a predicate?
    the verb and any words with it
  • Please give an example sentence with "-ing"
    answers vary
  • Please give a sentence in future tense.
    Answers vary
  • What is a noun?
    Person, place, thing, or idea
  • What are helping verbs?
    Extra verbs that aid in the understanding of the main verb
  • Identify and correct mistakes: They're tree started to wilt from the heat.
    They're to their
  • Identify and correct mistakes: Two many of us eat standing up; it's bad for our digestion.
    Two --> too
  • What is an adverb?
    A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
  • What is an adjective?
    A word that describes a noun
  • What makes a sentence complete?
    A subject, a verb (predicate), and a complete thought
  • Please give me a sentence in present tense.
    Answers vary
  • Please list 3 helping verbs
    am, is, are, was, were, been, have, has, had, do, does, did, would, should, could, might, may, must, etc
  • Please give a sentence in past tense.
    Answers vary
  • Identify the nouns: The wind blew harder and faster than two stallions galloping down a hill.
    wind, stallions
  • Identify the mistake: Hillary who eats chips every Saturday with guacamole, doesn't like the taste of cilantro.
    Add comma after Hillary; off-set unnecessary information
  • Passive or active: The door was suddenly closed by a breeze.
    Passive
  • What is a clause?
    A subject and a predicate
  • Identify the predicates: The wind blew harder and faster than two stallions galloping down a hill.
    "blew harder and faster" and "galloping down a hill"
  • What is the function of a preposition?
    Tells where an action or noun goes
  • Identify the mistake: John, Susy, and I want to eat tomatoes for breakfast, for dinner we'll have tacos.
    The comma after breakfast--add a conjunction
  • Identify and correct the mistakes: John went over their to see what was happening.
    their to there
  • Identify and correct mistakes: Being apart of a group means a lot to me.
    Apart to a part
  • What happens when I add "-ing" to a verb? What else needs to be added? What is this called?
    Makes verb continuous; a form of "to be"; a gerund
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